11-01-19: U.S. Economy Added A Solid 128,000 Jobs In October Despite GM Strike And Loss Of Census Workers
Nov 01, 2019, 11:50 PM
The economy grew at 1.9% in the third quarter and the Labor Department says the unemployment rate rose to 3.6% from a 50-year low of 3.5%.
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TRIVIA QUESTION: How many people are currently IN the U.S. "labor force"? And what was the SIZE of our labor force back in 2010-- and way back in 1979?