What April's Unexpected Jobs Report Tells Us About the Labor Market

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 12, 2021

April's jobs report was a huge disappointment as many expected hundreds of thousands more jobs to be added than the report showed. Jim Tankersley, New York Times White House correspondent with a focus on economic policy, talks about all the issues at play that might have led to the jobs numbers.

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