"The U.S. labor market is proving to be remarkably resilient, which may be both good and bad news for the Federal Reserve. Employers added 517,000 jobs in January while the unemployment rate fell to a 53-year low of 3.4%, according to the Labor Department's monthly report.
Recent jobs reports had signaled that hiring was slowing, especially in retail, manufacturing and warehousing as consumers spent less on goods. But the January report showed broad job growth, mostly in services, including leisure and hospitality (128,000), trade and transportation (63,000), healthcare (58,200), temporary services (25,900) and construction (25,000).
Information lost 5,000 jobs, which dovetails with layoffs in the tech industry. But most businesses continue to hire. The average workweek for private workers rose by 0.3 hours and overtime increased by 0.1 hours. As a result, average weekly earnings increased by 1.2% last month."
Associar a A grande reconfiguração e à série Tudo vai depender do tal jogo de forças (parte V). Entretanto na China, "China's migrant workers return earlier to manufacturing hubs after holiday, but find fewer openings and less pay".
Trecho retirado do artigo "The Incredible Expanding Job Market" no WSJ ontem.
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