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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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