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details in the programme. its saturday the fifth of november. our main story: passengers are being warned to expect significant disruption on the railways today, despite strike action being called off. tens of thousands of rail workers had been due to walk out in the long—running dispute over pay and working conditions. strikes planned for monday and wednesday have also been cancelled, as negotiations between the rmt union and train operators are stepped up. our business corresponden...

Depth. the workforce parties ration rate is 62.9%. this is stubbornly low, the people who could be working who werent working. this should be in the high 60s and its in the low 60s. its been that way for a few years. this is really important for people to think about. the average hourly wage is now $26.19. so compare that to what you earn and understand that that is up 2.5% from last year. this is important. is your wage up 2.5% from last year? have you done better than that? youre doing better ...

Health care. this was stable, construction, manufacturing, retail. retail has been losing a lot of jobs so its good to see it was a little bit same. important number here, 62.9, workforce participation rate. this should be in the high 60s. some people turned away. they decided theyre not getting a job. thats why that number is low. $26.19, average hourly earnings, up 2.5% compared to a year ago. thats good. that shows were soaking up some of the extra labor. heres a problem, maybe not for all of...

This is a very, very popular sector. it doesnt necessarily mean doctors and nurses, it could mean health care who earn less money per year. retail and construction, little change. 62.9% is the percentage of people who could be working. its been in the 60s for a long time. its been edging down for a few years. thats a bit of a problem. some people are just not going to work, theyre not looking for work. $26.19 is the average hourly earning in the united states. thats been going up for over a year...