Money Economy adds disappointing 194,000 jobs in September as schools reopen but COVID spikes linger October 8, 2021October 8, 2021 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY Comments Off on Economy adds disappointing 194,000 jobs in September as schools reopen but COVID spikes linger The jobs report number fell short of forecasts as COVID-19 spiked. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had estimated gains of 488,000.