April jobs report key takeaways:
1) This is a historic job market w/unemployment under 4% for 27 months
2) Hiring is good, but slowing
3) Healthcare is now the major industry hiring
4) Wage growth is above inflation
5) Signs of cooling = temp help decline, avg work week down pic.twitter.com/sGUHTDZpHJ
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Heather Long
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The big picture: US unemployment has been below 4% for 27 months. That's an incredible stretch that hasn't happened since the late 1960s.
Hiring has slowed in past year, but it's still encouraging:
Labor force +1.3 million in the past year as more people look for work.
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