Unmasking the Jobless Recovery

The May 2020 unemployment numbers present both a real paradox, and a grim picture for U.S. job seekers. On one hand, fifteen million people are now unemployed.

On the other hand, U.S. manufacturing export orders are at the highest level since 1988! There are now postings for 2.5 million job openings and an equivalent number of so called “vacant jobs” that have been unfilled for six months or longer.

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