PBS NewsHour

Jobs report show gains, but is it good news for the economy?

The pace of hiring in the U.S. picked up in May, but Friday's good-but-not-great jobs report is prompting some to ask why workers are still holding back, even as businesses across the country reopen to something close to pre-pandemic levels. Brian Deese, the Biden administration's director of the National Economic Council, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

Jobs report show gains, but is it good news for the economy?

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