Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: May 2019 Report Edition
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The prime-age employment rate held steady at 79.7%, recovered from the Great Recession but still slightly below its pre-recession heights.
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The Black unemployment rate decreased to 6.2%, offsetting the recent upward trend, but remains significantly higher than the White unemployment rate.
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The U-6 employment rate, which includes marginally attached workers, trended downward while the U-3 unemployment rate held steady.
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Employment in service sector jobs like health care and leisure and hospitality continues to have strong growth, while employment in construction and manufacturing has plateaued in recent months.
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The year-over-year rate of wage growth slowed to 3.1% in May, and remains below the target of 3.5% for a healthy labor market expansion.
