Amy and Cody Morgan look over their next appointment, Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Cypress, Texas. The couple, who lost their jobs as corporate executives during the coronavirus pandemic, decided to start a pool servicing company, Pit Stop Pools. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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New companies face tough task overcoming pandemic, recession

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2020, file photo, a help wanted sign hangs on the door of a Target store in Uniontown, Pa. Hundreds of thousands of Americans likely applied for unemployment benefits last week, a high level of job insecurity that reflects economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
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COVID-19 danger continues to drive joblessness in US

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, file photo help wanted signs for servers and cooks at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and Spa are displayed along route 40 at the entrance to the resort in Farmington, Pa. U.S. employers advertised more jobs but hired fewer workers in July, sending mixed signals about a job market in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
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U.S. job postings rise to 6.6 million in July

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Consumer prices up 0.4% in August as used car prices surge

Kathy Collins, left, of Appleton and Donna Christie of Sherwood shop for produce at Festival Foods on Van Roy Road in Appleton. | Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
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US wholesale prices rise 0.3% in August as food costs drop

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2020, file photo, store closing signs are shown on a Stein Mart store in Salt Lake City. The government issues the jobs report Friday, Sept. 4, for August at a time of continuing layoffs and high unemployment. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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US unemployment rate falls to 8.4% even as hiring slows

FILE - In this April 30 ,2020 file photo, a barber shop shows closed and hiring sign during the COVID-19 in Chicago. On Thursday, Aug. 27, just over 1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that the coronavirus outbreak continues to threaten jobs even as the housing market, auto sales and other segments of the economy rebound from a springtime collapse. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
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More than 1 million Americans file for unemployment, again

FILE - In this July 15, 2020, file photo, One-stop operator Vickie Gregorio with the Heartland Workforce Solutions talks to a jobseeker outside the workforce office in Omaha, Neb., as others seeking employment wait behind her. On Thursday, Aug. 20, the government reported that the number of workers applying for unemployment climbed back over 1 million last week after two weeks of declines. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
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Rise in jobless claims reflects still-struggling US economy

In this March 31, 2020 file photo, prices are seen on a gas pump in Brandon, Miss. U.S. consumer prices jumped 0.6% in July as gasoline prices continued to rise. The Labor Department reported Wednesday, Aug. 12, that the increase in its consumer price index matched a 0.6% rise in June. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
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US consumer prices rose 0.6% in July, matching June uptick

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US producer prices up 0.6% in July, biggest jump since 2018

In this July 8, 2020, file photo, a "Now Hiring" sign sits outside a Ross Dress for Less store, in North Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
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US hiring slows amid signs of longer-lasting economic damage

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