MSNBC Morning Joe June 4, 2024 13:16:00
Years. average salaries increased by by .3%. meaning that at the same time last year, versus now, you're now likely earning about 5.2% more. the labor force participation rate which is being viewed by a lot of economists as being an indicator of whether the overall job market is getting better. well that ticked slightly higher to 62.3%. that is the number of people who are actually out there in the work force right now, compare that to the pre-covid participation rate among americans in the work force which was about 63.4%. so year not that far away from a work force standpoint from where we w...