Dazed and Confused

About this episode

Dante joins the Inside Economics crew to analyze the surprising May jobs report and discuss the labor market's current state.

Dante joins the Inside Economics crew to dissect the May jobs report, which he describes as shocking. The team discusses whether there is enough evidence to declare that the labor market and underlying job growth have shifted into a higher gear, and debates the growing disconnect between the payroll and household surveys. The stats game delivers some interesting insights about the strength of job growth for women and the impact that remote work has had on young college graduates.

People in this episode

Guest: Dante

Topics covered

• jobs report
• labor market
• job growth
• payroll surveys
• remote work
• college graduates

Keywords

• jobs report
• labor market
• job growth
• payroll survey
• household survey
• remote work
• women's job growth
• college graduates

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Moody's Analytics

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