Last month, jobs in the American economy fell by 23,000, yet the unemployment rate improved to 4.1%, giving ammunition to conflicting narratives. The economic pessimists point to falling jobs, and the optimists point to an unemployment rate that matches or beats seven in eight months over the past 50 years.
So, are we in a jobs recession, or is everything fine?
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