U.S. Economy, Showing Resilience, Added 156,000 Jobs Last Month

A recent topic that remains popular amongst the U.S, especially in the presidential debates has been about our economy and how it is struggling. However, this doesn't seem to be the case, according to the Labor Department, 156,000 jobs were added during the month of September. An increase in discouraged workers has had people feeling nervous about our economic growth, along with the endless increase of workers entering our labor force. However, this new increase in jobs last month is believed to help the workers newly in the labor force and also encourage discouraged workers to find jobs. Furthermore, over the past 12 months the wage gain has increased by 2.6%, begging the question whether or not the economy should actually be a growing concern. The Federal Reserve has shown no alarm for future inflation, and the unemployment rate is expected to drop to as low as 4 percent come 2018. With a steady increase in jobs each month, and more and more workers joining the labor force, there seems to be little to no real concern for the future, so it is strange that this has been such a heavy topic for people and for the presidential campaign. With the amount of jobs being added each month, the natural unemployment rate should decrease, especially since the increase in jobs is also bringing discouraged workers back into the labor force. Donald Trump continues to criticize our economy and Hilary Clinton's plan, emphasizing on the millions of economically sidelined Americans. While there will always be concern and fear revolving around the economy in the US, results show slight decreases in the unemployment rate, and continued increase, so while many people including Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump continue to raise concern over our current and future economy, it appears to be over exaggerated.