This is hidden brain.
I'm Shankar Vedantam at 830 in the morning on the first Friday of every month, broadcast anchors around the country spring into action.
It's jobs Friday.
A look ahead to the jobs report.
The monthly jobs report is out.
And here are the headlines from today's report.
The lowest unemployment rate in 18 years.
Yep, the lowest rate since the year 2000.
Many companies now are so desperate for workers that they're actually giving former inmates a chance, and even overlooking marijuana use, to find the people they need.
And if you're interested in healthcare or social services, 1.2 million job openings as of this morning.
While these reports tell the story of a lush employment landscape, another set of stories describes a land barren of opportunity.
Most experts agree coal is not going.
To make a big comeback as president.
Overall, $200,000 jobs were lost in the US manufacturing industry.
Still, the majority of those Americans out of the workforce aren't looking to get back in.
They are sort of missing from the workplace now.
We need more workers.
There is a jobs gap in this.
Country with millions of people out of.
Work and millions of jobs that need to be filled.