In the US, 2017 million jobs were created over the 2 year
The unemployment rate in the US is 4.1% - the lowest in the last 17 years. The salaries of Americans in 2017 increased by an average of 2.5%. Writes CNN Money, the salary does not grow as fast as the Federal Reserve Fund would like.
It is emphasized that the US economy has added 2 a million jobs in the 2017 year, and has continued the continuous growth of 87 for months. In 2014, 3 million jobs were added, in 2015 - 2,7 million, and in 2016 - 2,2 million.
The growth was mainly due to the manufacturing sector, which added almost 200 thousands of jobs, construction - 210 thousands, bars and restaurants - 250 thousands, health care - 300 thousands.
In the retail sector, the number of jobs, on the contrary, decreased by 67 thousand.
It is noted that the number of Americans who work part-time, but want to work full-time, is about 5 million people.
According to the National Federation of Independent Business, the number of employers in small and medium business has increased (54%). If this trend continues, large companies will have to raise wages for competitiveness.
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