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Jobs and the Economy
2016-05-07T07:47:23-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZmQzXC8yMDE2MDUwNzA3NTA0NzAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Neil Irwin talked about the April 2016 jobs numbers released the previous day by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and what that indicated about the overall health of the economy. A video clip from the previous day was shown of President Obama speaking about the report, which showed the unemployment rate holding steady at five percent with employers adding 160,000 news jobs. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications, with the telephone lines divided between the unemployed, part-time workers, full-time workers, and all others.
The program concluded with a 1975 clip of the Church Committee.
Neil Irwin talked about the April 2016 jobs numbers released the previous day by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and what that indicated abou…
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Neil Irwin talked about the April 2016 jobs numbers released the previous day by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and what that indicated about the overall health of the economy. A video clip from the previous day was shown of President Obama speaking about the report, which showed the unemployment rate holding steady at five percent with employers adding 160,000 news jobs. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications, with the telephone lines divided between the unemployed, part-time workers, full-time workers, and all others.
The program concluded with a 1975 clip of the Church Committee. close
The program concluded with a 1975 clip of the Church Committee.
Neil Irwin talked about the April 2016 jobs numbers released the previous day by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and what that indicated abou… read more
Neil Irwin talked about the April 2016 jobs numbers released the previous day by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and what that indicated about the overall health of the economy. A video clip from the previous day was shown of President Obama speaking about the report, which showed the unemployment rate holding steady at five percent with employers adding 160,000 news jobs. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications, with the telephone lines divided between the unemployed, part-time workers, full-time workers, and all others.
The program concluded with a 1975 clip of the Church Committee. close
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