FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2020, file photo, a shopper walks by one of several vacant retail spaces among the outlet shops in Freeport, Maine. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 7.9% in September, but hiring is slowing and many Americans have given up looking for work, the government said Friday, Oct. 2, in the final jobs report before the voters decide whether to give President Donald Trump another term. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

This photo provided by Sofia Valiente shows Magdalena Valiente. This spring, Magdalena Valiente was expecting the best year of her three-decade career as a concert promoter. Now, at age 52, she wonders if that career is over. She is relying on unemployment benefits and Medicaid and has applied for food stamps. Work has dried up. And she has lost hope that the crisis will end soon. (Sofia Valiente via AP)