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And maybe some pepper too. We don't actually know how many jobs there are.
Bad news, the unemployment rate is (still) 6.1 percent.
The labor force participation rate (LFPR) hasn’t been this low since the late 1970s.
The unemployment number has to fall further for the Fed to feel it's safe to start withdrawing extraordinary support from the economy.
A lackluster jobs report has many economists worried about a slowing economy, especially since the partial government shutdown.
