- U.S. job growth slows sharply; unemployment rate stays at 4.1%, By Don Lee, April 6, 2018, Los Angeles Times: “Job growth slowed sharply in March from the pace of recent months as employers in most sectors took a breather in hiring. Wage gains went up only slightly last month even though businesses are finding it increasingly harder to attract qualified workers and more people are leaving their jobs voluntarily…”
- U.S. job growth eased in March; unemployment steady at 4.1%, By Ben Casselman, April 6, 2018, New York Times: “The Labor Department released its official hiring and unemployment figures for March on Friday morning, providing the latest snapshot of the American economy…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty