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Here's the problem with low, low unemployment

by Tracey Samuelson
Sep 13, 2018
Unemployment in the United States currently stands at the low, low 3.9 percent. What’s not to like? A new paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston argues that, historically, a low unemployment rate can signal trouble for the economy. It seems there is some danger in too much employment. Click the audio player above […]
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For some workers, big pay raises. Others, not so much.

by Mitchell Hartman
Aug 3, 2018
Bank tellers, truck drivers and bartenders are among those in high demand.
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For some workers, the economy looks good enough to take a chance on a new job

by Kimberly Adams
Jul 11, 2018
More Americans are quitting their jobs nowadays, according to the latest numbers out from the Labor Department. The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) shows that in May, the “quits rate” hit its highest level in 17 years.  That means that in some sectors, workers feel good enough about the economy to leave a […]
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Weekly Wrap

Fears of a trade war rekindled

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 1, 2018
We ended the week with a strong jobs report. But what about wage growth?
Work gloves are viewed on the factory floor at Quadrant, a high-end plastic processor, in Reading, Pennsylvania, in 2011.
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U.S. adds a modest 103,000 jobs in March, unemployment rate stays at 4.1 percent

by Associated Press
Apr 6, 2018
The unemployment rate is at a 17-year low.
Job seekers use computers to fill out applications during a job fair at California's Great America theme park on February 6, 2015 in Santa Clara, California.
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Here is the truth about wages that you won’t hear from Trump

by Jana Kasperkevic and Kimberly Adams
Feb 2, 2018
Are wages really growing under President Donald Trump?
President Donald Trump holds a glass of water before he delivers the State of the Union address.
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Weekly Wrap: What the numbers are really telling us

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 7, 2017
Sudeep Reddy of Politico and Linette Lopez of Business Insider join us to discuss the week’s business and economic news. This week, they talk about what numbers we should really be focusing on to judge the economy, and the latest happenings at the Federal Reserve.
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What the February jobs report means for the upcoming Fed meeting

by Mark Garrison
Mar 10, 2017
Expect a rate increase.
Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen speaks at a news conference. The better-than-expected jobs numbers give the Fed another reason to raise interest rates.
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US adds a robust 235,000 jobs; unemployment dips to 4.7 percent

by Marketplace Contributor
Mar 10, 2017
It is all but certain that the Fed will raise short-term interest rates at its next meeting.
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Weekly Wrap: The jobs report "Goldilocks Number"

by Kai Ryssdal
Sep 2, 2016
Linette Lopez and John Carney join Kai Ryssdal for the Weekly Wrap.
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