Outbreaks, bottlenecks expected to slow global growth
The highly contagious delta variant may be slowing the recovery in jobs
The weekly jobs count has mostly fallen steadily since early January
Hiring strengthens to meet rising consumer demand
The unemployment rate dropped to 5.4%, as the U.S. economy bounces back
The Labor Department reported 385,000 jobless claims last week, a new pandemic low
President Joe Biden wants to crack down on the loopholes, shelters and havens that allow multinationals to dodge taxes
The U.S. economy, the world's biggest, is now forecast to expand 6.4% in 2021
The increase was about double what economists were expecting
The U.S. economy was pushed into a severe recession in February