Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: April 2019 Report Edition
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The employment rate for prime-age workers declined slightly in April, but remains on its upward trajectory as the unemployment rate reaches its lowest level in almost 50 years.
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Wage growth is approaching healthy levels, with a 3.2% year-over-year increase in average hourly earnings as of April.
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There was an increase in the amount of workers who entered their jobs from being out of the labor force in April, demonstrating how a tight labor market brings in people left out of the labor market.
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An increasing proportion of unemployed are reentrants to the labor force, signaling confidence about job prospects.
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Fewer workers are working part-time involuntarily, while those who are working part-time by their own choice has changed little.
