To the Point

New Job Growth Remains Elusive

Private employers added 83,000 jobs last month — more than double the rate in May, and unemployment dropped from 9.7% to 9.5%. But it was not good enough for the President or a lot of economic analysts. Heidi Shierholtz is a labor market economist with the Economic Policy Institute .

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Private employers added 83,000 jobs last month — more than double the rate in May, and unemployment dropped from 9.7% to 9.5%. But it was not good enough for the President or a lot of economic analysts. Heidi Shierholtz is a labor market economist with the Economic Policy Institute.

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Julia Flucht
Producer, 'To the Point'
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Heidi Shierholz
Economist, Economic Policy Institute

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To the Point

New Job Growth Remains Elusive

Private employers added 83,000 jobs last month — more than double the rate in May, and unemployment dropped from 9.7% to 9.5%. But it was not good enough for the President or a lot of economic analysts. Heidi Shierholtz is a labor market economist with the Economic Policy Institute .

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To the Point

New Job Growth Remains Elusive

Private employers added 83,000 jobs last month — more than double the rate in May, and unemployment dropped from 9.7% to 9.5%. But it was not good enough for the President or a lot of economic analysts. Heidi Shierholtz is a labor market economist with the Economic Policy Institute .

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