American employers hired fewer workers than forecast in August and the jobless rate dropped because people left the workforce, bolstering those on the Federal Reserve who want to be more deliberate in removing monetary stimulus.
Concern that the future of the federal safety net for seniors is precarious and the ubiquity of 401(k)s are prompting those born from 1979 to 1996 to get an earlier start on saving than prior generations, according to a report from the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies.
Payrolls climbed in 39 states and the District of Columbia in April and the unemployment rate fell in 43 states, showing the labor market was strengthening.
Compared with young adults from the generation prior, so- called Millennials in 2010 were more likely to own homes and retirement accounts and have bank deposits.
American workers were less productive in the first quarter as harsh winter weather prevented some from getting to their jobs, causing the economy to stall.
Even the strongest job growth in more than two years isnt enough to entice more people into the labor force, one of the biggest conundrums of the U.S. economic expansion.
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