Taking the shine off those official government generated 'employment' numbers...
6,000,000 Job Vacancies in US: Labor Force Remains at 1970s Levels
By Diana Furchtgott-Roth, August 10, 2017 12:33 PM EDT
The economy now has over six million job vacancies, according to the Labor Department, that's a record since the Department began tracking the data in 2000. Openings were highest in the Midwest and West, followed by the South and Northeast. Employers are clearly confident and trying to increase hires.
Job openings are available across a wide range of skill levels, ranging from high-skill professional services to lower-skill education and health services and construction. For those who want to work, openings exist.
There’s something unusual about the job growth numbers
By John Crudele, August 8, 2017 4:49am | Updated
Job growth was decent in July — the fourth straight month of just-OK results on that front, which probably led to high fives at the White House.
But there’s something unusual in the numbers.
And when I tell you what it is, you’ll understand that voter dislike of Hillary Clinton and the Russian interference in the election had little to do with why Donald Trump became president.
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