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What US jobs data tells us about Donald Trump's Presidency | Justin Wolfers
Season 2, Ep. 19
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On this episode of The Trump Report, Fergus Macphee speaks to economics professor Justin Wolfers about positive January figures for the US labour market. Yet beneath the data, a slightly more complicated picture emerges.
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