Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

question everything

(47,486 posts)
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 05:03 PM Aug 2017

WSJ Editorial: Would You Like a Job?

Last edited Wed Aug 9, 2017, 10:21 PM - Edit history (1)

More evidence of a tight American job market arrived on Tuesday with the Labor Department’s report of 6.2 million job openings at the end of June. The so-called Jolts report, which many economists view as the best measure of labor-market health, showed an increase of 461,000 openings from the previous month.

(snip)

The tight labor conditions certainly underscore the folly of limiting legal immigration, as Trump has proposed. To return to the 3% annual GDP growth that Mr. Trump his promised, he may need to increase guest worker visas by the tens of thousands. He knows how valuable those visas can be from his experience at Mar-a-Lago.

2 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
WSJ Editorial: Would You Like a Job? (Original Post) question everything Aug 2017 OP
Typo on the editorial spelling BBG Aug 2017 #1
Thanks, sorry. I wish that the red line wold be included also in the title question everything Aug 2017 #2

question everything

(47,486 posts)
2. Thanks, sorry. I wish that the red line wold be included also in the title
Wed Aug 9, 2017, 10:22 PM
Aug 2017

not just in the body of the text. At least with my browser..


Latest Discussions»Issue Forums»Editorials & Other Articles»WSJ Editorial: Would You ...