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Sep 2022
26m 18s

US jobs growth continues

Bbc World Service
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US employers added 315,000 jobs in August in the latest figures, despite a jump in unemployment. We ask KPMG's chief economist Diane Swonk what this could mean for the country's economy. Australia says it's raising its cap on permanent migration for the first time in a decade to try to attract more workers. So where have all the workers gone? The BBC's Phil ... Show More
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