10 Numbers That Sum Up The Plight Of American Workers This Labor Day

Despite new data released Friday by the Labor Department showing modest job gains in August, the U.S. economy has a long way to go before it regains prepandemic employment levels. The rate of job recovery has slowed significantly since June, in part due to the expiration of a raft of stimulus measures from the CARES Act in March.

Millions of Americans remain unemployed, and while some sectors—like education, retail and healthcare—are showing signs of bouncing back, others—like travel and hospitality—are facing an uncertain future.

Here are ten numbers...