Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: August 2018 Report Edition
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The prime-age employment population ratio dropped slightly, to 79.3%.
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Unemployment was unchanged, in part because labor participation was down slightly.
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Wage growth continues to improve marginally in the tight labor market.
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Unemployment has reached levels not seen since the early 2000s for all racial and ethnic groups.
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Long-term unemployment has ticked up slightly over the past few months but overall levels of longterm unemployment are low, as you would expect to see in a good labor market.
