Is the Labor Market Gaining Strength?

About this episode

The episode discusses the strengthening labor market in the U.S., recent political developments in Virginia, and Intel's new deal with Apple.

P.M. Edition for May 8. The U.S. economy added 115,00 jobs in April, beating analyst expectations for the second month in a row. WSJ economics reporter Chao Deng explains how this could be a turning point for the labor market–and what that means for the Federal Reserve. Plus, the Virginia Supreme Court threw out Democrats’ efforts at redistricting ahead of the midterm elections. We hear from Journal national political reporter Ken Thomas about how this could affect Democrats’ chances at retaking the House. And we’re exclusively reporting that Intel will supply some chips for Apple devices—a deal that could be huge for the chipmaker’s attempt to turn around its business. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Alex Ossola

Guests: Chao Deng, Ken Thomas

Topics covered

• labor market
• U.S. economy
• job growth
• redistricting
• midterm elections
• chip supply
• Federal Reserve

Keywords

• labor market
• job growth
• Federal Reserve
• redistricting
• midterm elections
• Intel
• Apple
• economy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Intel, Apple

Places: Virginia

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