The data from August’s jobs report showed a slowing labor market, with fewer jobs created and the unemployment rate climbing.
Jill Schlesinger, CBS News business analyst and host of the “Jill on Money” podcast, tells Here & Now how the data is contributing to people’s lessening belief in the “American Dream,” that if you work hard, you will get ahead.
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