2026-07-03
26 分钟More jobs in the US, but fewer waiters.
People are frustrated and left the labour market.
They should come back in because there are jobs everywhere.
Our restaurant has been down about 10% to 13% in general dining sales.
It's World Business Report from the BBC World Service.
I'm Vishala Sripathma.
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So the latest US jobs numbers have landed and some say they're a little underwhelming.
The economy added just 57,000 jobs in June, which missed expectations.
But the unemployment rate did edge down to 4.2%, offering a small but significant silver lining.
So despite the figures...
The director of the White House's National Economic Council, Kevin Hassett,
says there are plenty of job opportunities around the country.
The thing is that if you look at the JOLTS data where they tell you job openings,
there are millions and millions of job openings.
And so if people are frustrated, they got frustrated maybe because of Joe Biden's economy and left the labour market,
they should come back in because there are jobs everywhere.
So why does this all matter?