NYTIMES (Lydia DePillis) - Jobs and Workers Are In Balance. Nobody Is Happy About It.
Lower immigration has brought labor supply in line with shaky demand, but economists worry that such a slow-moving job market is at risk of toppling over.
NYTIMES (Jack Healy and Daniel Brenner) - A Meatpacking Strike in Colorado Is Another Stress to Trump’s Economy
The walkout at the JBS plant in Greeley, Colo., comes as beef prices have soared, cattle supplies have plunged and immigration sweeps have stressed the labor supply.
NYTIMES (Lydia DePillis) - Health Care Has Become the Lifeblood of the Labor Market
An aging population is drawing workers to medical and social care, creating reliable jobs and revealing weakness for the rest of the economy.