The Latest Breaking News from Unemployment

The government’s latest jobs report paints a bleak picture of the U.S. labor market. Unemployment is rising fast, while payroll and wage growth have slowed to a crawl. Believe it or not, this rapid decline has been a long time coming.

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“Looking at the spread and the difference between these groups is suggesting, boy, we're on very different pages as to what the future holds,” one economist said.

“Hopefully things will be okay, but you do see that kind of weakening,” he said.

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