May 5, 2017
THANKS, BARRY!:
U.S. economy stays hot, but wages aren't keeping up (aXIOS, 5/05/17)
Steady as she goes: The labor market has been remarkably consistent, averaging 200,000 new jobs per month for the past five years. That's more than enough job growth to consistently lower the unemployment rate, which has fallen from 8.2% in April of 2012 to 4.4% today.
Posted by Orrin Judd at May 5, 2017 2:59 PM