KQED Nightly Business Report May 7, 2016
Jobs. Todays april jobs report wasnt very strong but it wasnt terrible either. The not so good part was that hiring slowed significantly. In fact, job growth was the slowest since last september. The u. S. Economy did add jobs but just 160,000 of them, far fewer than the 205,000 expected and below the average of the past three months. The Unemployment Rate remained steady at 5 . The good news was that worker wages picked up. Average Hourly Earnings ro rose. 3 . More on the american jobs picture....
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