MARK-TO-MARKET: Unleashed, the U.S. job market makes history

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Quad-City Times - 6/10/2018 - Mark M. Grywacheski - As news headlines have recently pointed out, May’s employment report reflected the continued strength of the U.S. labor market. 223,000 non-farm jobs were added, above the consensus estimate of 190,000 and April’s gain of 159,000. So far this year, the economy is averaging 207,000 new jobs a month — above the monthly average for both 2016 and 2017. The national unemployment rate fell from 3.9 percent to 3.8 percent, an 18-year low. By next year, the rate is expected to decline to a 50-year low of just 3.6 percent. Read more @ https://qctimes.com/business/mrk-to-mar ... 177f0.html