Labor Day 2018
The American economy roared into overdrive last month, the Labor Department reported Friday, extending the longest streak of job growth on record and echoing other recent signs of strength.
The unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent, its lowest level since the heady days of the dot-com boom in early 2000.
The net increase of 223,000 jobs reflected healthy gains in a broad range of industries, from manufacturing and transportation to health care and retailing
Labor Day 2018
The American economy roared into overdrive last month, the Labor Department reported Friday, extending the longest streak of job growth on record and echoing other recent signs of strength.
The unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent, its lowest level since the heady days of the dot-com boom in early 2000.
The net increase of 223,000 jobs reflected healthy gains in a broad range of industries, from manufacturing and transportation to health care and retailing