Record 155,576,000 Employed. Unemployment Numbers for Women and Minorities Lowest Ever. This Makes Democrats Sad. SAD!

afoaf

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if employment is so tight, why doesn't the participation rate start inching back up?
 

Billy Ocean

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afoaf said:
if employment is so tight, why doesn't the participation rate start inching back up?
Probably will soon

Lots of articles about companies hiring felons now
 

studog

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afoaf said:
if employment is so tight, why doesn't the participation rate start inching back up?
the unemployment rate inched back up as more of those non-participating people came back into the market searching for jobs. the jobs report is taken before today's trade war tariffs went into effect. We'll see the employment impact, if any, in a couple months.