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Many analysts believe the economy is in a recession now.
The Labor Department said the report doesn't reflect most job losses following the terrorist attacks. The strikes occurred during the week the department conducted its survey of firms for payroll data and households for the unemployment rate. A person working at least one hour that week was counted as employed. So the full impact of the attacks on payrolls or the unemployment rate won't appear until October. The aviation sector has announced the largest number of layoffs since the attacks.