Posted on 01/06/2023 6:30:51 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
The U.S. capped off 2022 with another month of strong job growth and wage gains, according to federal data released Friday, a sign that the U.S. economy and inflation could be harder to tame than expected.
The economy added 223,000 jobs in December and brought the unemployment rate down to 3.5 percent, back down to its pre-pandemic level in February 2020, the Labor Department reported Friday. Wage growth also stayed brisk as earnings rose 0.3 percent in November and 4.6 percent over the past 12 months.
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3.5 %
Who makes this crap up? What’s the participation rate? Why are there homeless camps all over the cities?
Holiday workers. They will all be gone by March, if not sooner.
“ as well as its resiliency“
The Hill is a dead rat laying in a land fill. Can we please stop posting from them like they are a legitimate news organization?
Swamp Creature: "DUH, I DON'T KNOW, DOSE PROGRAMS ALREADY EGZIST!"
The trillions of dollars injected into the economy are ever so slowly evaporating.
The participation rate ticked up 2 tenths to 62.3. It was a good report.
Pssst...don't tell the Democrats.
Gaslighting, thy name is The Hill.
(for one)
Did they make up these numbers?
Which news outlet's employment numbers are better?
So you are happy that 62% of Eligible workforce are actually working?
With so many unfilled job openings, what’s the excuse of the other 38%? It’s a rhetorical question. Too many government handouts paid for by those of us still working.
Not too many handouts left.
Also a lot of retiring baby boomers.
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