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Under Biden, U.S. economic growth becomes the ‘envy of the world’ (www.msnbc.com)

submitted 5 months ago by mozz@mbin.grits.dev to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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[–] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Boy do I have some good news for you

The nation’s unemployment rate has sat below 4 percent for more than two years now, the longest such streak since the 1960s. With labor markets persistently tight, low-income workers have finally secured some leverage over their employers, and wage inequality has fallen as a result.

[–] DannyMac@lemm.ee 7 points 5 months ago

Any day now for me 😭

[–] SinAdjetivos@beehaw.org 5 points 5 months ago

Now look at labor participation rate.