The US has added 1.8 million jobs so far this year and at 4.9%, unemployment is less than half of its 2009 peak, a Labour Department report showed Friday, four days before election day. Wages picked up by the most since 2009 on a year-over-year basis. Even so, Americans continue to see the nation going downhill: 63% say it
NEW YORK: Companies are hiring, paychecks are growing and Americans are still feeling pretty lousy about the direction of the country, a dichotomy that’s revealed itself anew in the waning days of a contentious presidential campaign.
The US has added 1.8 million jobs so far this year and at 4.9%, unemployment is less than half of its 2009 peak, a Labour Department report showed Friday, four days before election day. Wages picked up by the most since 2009 on a year-over-year basis. Even so, Americans continue to see the nation going downhill: 63% say it’s on the wrong track, based on the latest Real Clear Politics average.
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