Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: November 2018 Report Edition
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The employment rate of prime-age workers continues its upward trend and still has room to grow before reaching pre-Recession levels
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The U-6 measure of under-employment is below pre-Recession levels, but could potentially still expand further to reach the full employment level of 2000.
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Wage growth continues across the wage distribution, but can still improve further to remain on track with expected levels of growth in a tight labor market.
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Employment in construction and manufacturing continues upward, but these historically volatile sectors should be watched closely in the coming year for the impacts of trade negotiations.
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An increasing share of newly employed workers are coming from out of the labor force, demonstrating that these workers were not lost but rather waiting for a tight enough market.
