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Employers add 248,000 jobs in September

Contributors: Danielle Kurtzleben and Matthew Yglesias

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October 3, 2014
Nearly 2 million Americans work multiple part-time jobs to make ends meet

By Danielle Kurtzleben

An elevated number of Americans are stitching together part-time jobs to make ends meet
October 3, 2014
Obama's manufacturing jobs renaissance is mostly fake

By Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias

Manufacturing output is up, but the share of workers with factory jobs keeps on falling.
October 3, 2014
We need more jobs — around 6 million more

By Danielle Kurtzleben

By one estimate, the economy needs 6.4 million more jobs to reach full employment
October 3, 2014
The big drop in long-term unemployment

By Danielle Kurtzleben

Long-term unemployment has fallen bigtime in the last year. But why?
October 3, 2014
The September emoji jobs report

By Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias

The only jobs report that really matters
October 3, 2014
Still no sign of wage inflation

By Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias

Workers are earning just 2 percent more than they were a year ago.
October 3, 2014
Young people are getting back to work

By Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
October 3, 2014
Employers add 248,000 jobs in September

By Danielle Kurtzleben

Jobs grew by more than expected last month

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