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Not too hot, not too cold: a 'Goldilocks' jobs report

Not too hot, not too cold: a 'Goldilocks' jobs report

Update: 2024-05-03

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It's Jobs Friday and the jobs report is in! There's more jobs! ... but not as many as expected. And there's a teensy bit more unemployment and slower wage growth. But there's an upside ... Plus, healthcare is growing like gangbusters and how immigrants affect American-born workers.

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Not too hot, not too cold: a 'Goldilocks' jobs report

Not too hot, not too cold: a 'Goldilocks' jobs report