As the country’s largest companies have begun slowing down hiring, small businesses are hanging up “Help Wanted” signs at a record pace.
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Signs are mounting that consumers are finally feeling the pinch.
A white-hot healthcare sector powered an much of the job growth in the past six months, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis.
According to the US Commerce Department released Wednesday, retail sales dipped slightly month-over-month in October, falling just 0.1%.
In The Wall Street Journal’s quarterly survey of economists respondents pegged the chance of a recession in the next year at just 48%.