KQED Nightly Business Report December 3, 2016
Department, 178,000 jobs were created in november. The Unemployment Rate fell to 4. 6 . But thats because more americans left the work force. And wages, which had been rising, fell. So despite the labor market being described as solid, some questions still remain. But as Hampton Pearson reports, that may not deter the Federal Reserve. Reporter the november jobs report, which included the lowest Unemployment Rate in nine years, may be the last hurdle to fall as the Federal Reserve considers raising Interest Rates for the first time in a year. Leading economists say when monetary policymakers me...