Daniel Martinez, 28, had been earning enough money to support his wife and their daughter, working at a car dealership in Houston. He was beginning to look at upgrading the family's small apartment to a house, but he was laid off in April as coronavirus cases began to soar. The dream of a new home vanished. Each week, the jobs report published by the Labor Department spurs prominent headlines and discussion on cable news channels and social media. But behind the columns and the panels of pundits is a growing number of Americans attempting to read the economic tea leaves and figure out where they belong in the U.S. job market. |
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