{"id":31497,"date":"2018-04-07T11:06:25","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T18:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/?p=31497"},"modified":"2018-05-19T11:44:40","modified_gmt":"2018-05-19T18:44:40","slug":"us-job-market-is-making-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/public-sector-news\/us-job-market-is-making-history\/","title":{"rendered":"US Job Market Is Making History"},"content":{"rendered":"

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AMY WILKS<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Amy Wilks is an editor, content manager, and professional writer who creates and manages online content for small businesses across the nation. When she is not attached to her computer she can be found in front of an easel, adding chapters to her new book, or spending quality time with her husband and seven children. She takes pride in providing encouragement, support and<\/g> inspiration to the people in her community and has dedicated her life to making a difference in the lives of others.<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ column_padding_mobile=”on” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.103″ text_font=”PT Serif||||” text_text_color=”#363636″ text_font_size=”24″ text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” text_line_height=”1.5em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” max_width=”720px” custom_margin=”0px||0px|” inline_fonts=”PT Serif”]Despite a volatile week for the United States economy, the US job market continues to make history with a record-breaking 90 consecutive months of job expansion- the longest streak since the Department of Labor started tracking jobs way back in the 1930\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n

Amidst fears that a trade war between the two largest economies in the world could disrupt global expansion, and alongside tumbling stocks and wobbling financial markets, the American economy showed resilience adding another 103,000 jobs in March.<\/span><\/p>\n

America Is On A Winning Streak <\/span><\/h4>\n

America\u2019s job market winning streak began in October 2010 when transformations were abundant. Back when the San Francisco Giants won their first World Series since 1954, the United States won the most medals at the Winter Olympics, BP spilled about 260 million gallons of crude oil all over the Gulf of Mexico, and a potentially catastrophic terrorist attack was barely averted- saving Times Square. America has come a long way since then, and our economy is as strong as ever.<\/span><\/p>\n

The unemployment rate in the United States remains a low 4.1 percent for the sixth straight month- a rock-bottom rate that hasn\u2019t been seen since 2000. In 2010, the unemployment rate was a horrifying 9.4%.<\/span><\/p>\n

Employers in America have added an average of over 200,000 jobs per month so far this year, with February accounting for about 313,000 positions and March bringing in more than 100,000. But that\u2019s small beans when considering the overall expansion of jobs since 2010. Since then, the Labor Department reports that a whopping 17.8 million jobs have been added to the economy. This includes:<\/span><\/p>\n