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Justin Lahart

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WSJ What’s News
Surprisingly Strong Jobs Report Hints at an Improving Labor Market

They're sort of adjacent to one another.

WSJ What’s News
Surprisingly Strong Jobs Report Hints at an Improving Labor Market

There are other sectors that we saw growth in.

WSJ What’s News
Surprisingly Strong Jobs Report Hints at an Improving Labor Market

Construction, that could reflect the data center construction going on.

WSJ What’s News
Surprisingly Strong Jobs Report Hints at an Improving Labor Market

Manufacturing did a little better.

WSJ What’s News
Surprisingly Strong Jobs Report Hints at an Improving Labor Market

But it's really health services, health services, health services, which has really been powering the job market for a long time now.

WSJ What’s News
Surprisingly Strong Jobs Report Hints at an Improving Labor Market

We have an aging population.

WSJ What’s News
Surprisingly Strong Jobs Report Hints at an Improving Labor Market

We have more health care needs.

WSJ What’s News
Surprisingly Strong Jobs Report Hints at an Improving Labor Market

So it is natural to expect that we're going to see demand for these health care jobs continue.

WSJ What’s News
Surprisingly Strong Jobs Report Hints at an Improving Labor Market

Thank you.

The Journal.
It's Almost 2026. How's the Economy?

I'm Justin Lehart.

The Journal.
It's Almost 2026. How's the Economy?

I'm an economics reporter in New York.

The Journal.
It's Almost 2026. How's the Economy?

It's very, very confusing.

The Journal.
It's Almost 2026. How's the Economy?

It doesn't look like it's a recession right now, but it's not going great guns.

The Journal.
It's Almost 2026. How's the Economy?

And we know that people's views of the economy, you know, generally are really, you know, strikingly bad.

The Journal.
It's Almost 2026. How's the Economy?

No, I mean, in fact, the U.S.

The Journal.
It's Almost 2026. How's the Economy?

has been losing manufacturing jobs this year.

The Journal.
It's Almost 2026. How's the Economy?

Despite this... I mean, think about it.

The Journal.
It's Almost 2026. How's the Economy?

I mean, first thing...

The Journal.
It's Almost 2026. How's the Economy?

You can't just like change on a dime and create a factory, right?

The Journal.
It's Almost 2026. How's the Economy?

That takes a long time.