Are job hoppers better at their jobs?

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  NPR.

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  This is The Indicator from Planet Money.

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  I'm Adrienne Ma.

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  And I'm Waylon Wong.

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  And we have arrived at yet another Jobs Friday,

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  the day each month where we check in on the latest jobs numbers and spotlight trends in the labor market.

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  That's right.

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  And according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate remained steady around 4.1% last month,

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  and the economy added 162,000 jobs.

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  Much of that growth came from a surge in hiring at food services and drinking places, which is...

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  BLS speak for restaurants and bars.

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  I am feeling a little whiplash here because a month ago, the jobs report came in a lot weaker than expected.

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  And so this month's numbers are like a welcome surprise.

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  Yeah, I mean, we're down, we're up.

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  What is one to do?

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  We should go to a drinking place and discuss.

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  Right after we record this.

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  That's right.

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  With all the noise in the month to month numbers, you know,

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  it can be helpful to step back and consider the longer term trends.

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