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Latest jobs report shows why Congress needs to get into the game

  • Written by Christian Weller, Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs, University of Massachusetts Boston

The U.S. economy added 156,000 new jobs in September, slightly below the 172,000 expected by economists in a Bloomberg survey and lower than the 167,000 in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. While the latest data signal that the economy is continuing to strengthen – though perhaps not enough to simplify Federal Reserve...

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