and the united states labor department reported tuesday that worker productivity in the 3rd quarter of this year fell by the largest amount since 2015 now the government says non-farm productivity the metric of hourly output poor worker decreased at 8.2 percent year over year rate in the last quarter now from 2007 to 2018 productivity increased by an average annual rate of 1.3 percent which is much below the average annual rate of 2 point one percent which we saw from $1047.00 all the way to 2018 now the labor department added that american g.d.p. grew in the 3rd quarter and a 2 point one percent rate revised up from the initial estimates of 1.9 percent i. i. and meanwhile looking at economic growth the u.k.'s office of national statistics is reporting great britain's economy has grown at its weakest pace since 2009 the u.k. economy showed no growth in the month of october after declining in august and september and the services sector which generally accounts for the majority of the country's economy only grew by point 2 percent in october while construction output fell by 2.3 percent

perfect candidate for the job in kosovo trying to get the appropriate documents he asked the labor department for help. they sent us to immigration and they told us to contact the german embassy. the back and forth went on for years in the end a visa was denied the reason there is no shortage of i.t. experts envisage state of north rhine-westphalia only in 3 other german states as opposed to elderly care for example where skilled labor is scarce all across germany as the government is trying to ensure enough skilled workers support the economy with labor secretary who betters higher is willing to let business take the lead. virtue of we have to talk to our businesses about what they can do how they want to recruit skilled labor and what way are and for which sectors of the economy and we will have to support them in finding the right people an issue beat us in a lesson or a product way that is and i love it was done because i'm so tolerant and all cards are good. cutting red tape is front and center at today's skilled labor summit in berlin where at this time only one thing is entirely agreed

the labor department says the economy grew by 266,000 jobs. at the same time, the nation's unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, a 50 low. >> our economy has gotten stronger. the consumer, the investors feel confident in our market. and this has been a pattern over time. >> the end of gm's month long strike heavily impacted the numbers. manufacturing jobs grew by 54,000. employment in motor vehicles accounted for 75% of that number. but growth happened across a variety of sectors. the trump administration is crediting its policies. >> not only is america working, america is getting paid. the average american family is up $5,000 years. for the backdrop is the trade conflict with china. earlier this week, president trump said he's to strike tradteal with beijing. his administration will impose 15% tariff on chinese imports december 15th. >> talks around the clock. we're close but not there yet. >> reporter: the jobs report shows hourly wages rose 3.1% from a year ago. and that number speaks to the health of the job market. diane king hall, cbs news, n

the labor department delivers the november jobs report tomorrow. the u.s.by over 7 and a half % in october to $47.2 billion. that is the lowest level in 16 months and you can chalk it up to the trade war with china as chinese imports were down over 1 from the month before and down 15% since the start of the year. renewed hope on a phase one trade agreement lifted the stock market higher on wednesday. we're seeing muted gains this morning so far. let's go to the big board and see how we're doing looking at the dow going back and forth. take a peek behind me and hey, we're back lower by 13 points. nasdaq up by 19 and the s&p is up by two points. back to you. >> jason, brooks, thank you. >>> new this morning, atmospheric rivers, the weather event that's drop a lot of rain on western states, they can cause more than a billion dollars in flood damage annually. that is according to researchers at the institution of oceangraphy. those counties include marin and sonoma. >> we saw how damaging they could be last year with mudslides bringing down the homes. >> we kno

according to indeed, job finding site for uses from the labor department. in the last two years wages for the lowest paid workers have been rising at an annual rate of over 4%. that's the highest sustained growth in well over a decade. and far outstrips the growth for other workers in the economy. so next year's election will take place on an economy that generates significant gains for most americans. especially for the less well-off. now many of those were trump supporters in 2016. the democrats. and a lot of time over the next year to wing them away from the president saying he's unfit to hold office. but with an economy that's delivering for them in ways it hasn't for many, many years, that could be quite a tough sell. well that's it for this week, for the latest show updates be sure to follow me on twitter facebook an instagram. and i'll be back here next week when i'll be talking about some of the biggest topics in the country today. with the attorney general william barr. that's right here on the wall street journal at large. thank you much for joini

. >> the labor department just released a november jobs report and it's a big number. >> this blows awayxpectations. >> this is a good up in for reelection. >> this is the best number i have ever seen in my life. >> a couple of generations have never seen these job numbers. >> for democrats it was probably a good move to do the impeachment stuff. because if they had to talk about the economy and didn't have the impeachment to talk about, they would really want to focus on impeachment the next couple weeks i would say. lou: the president keeps winning and winning just as he promised and america keeps winning just as he promised. even with all that, the radical dimms try to overthrow the president and obstruct his policies. the dimms don't want to talk about prosperity. their mad impeachment plans are the subject they cling to as if the country doesn't understand how radical and lost the dimms are. their yo -- their supposed frontrunner joe biden predicting the next president will have a recession. adam schiff declaring he hates what's president trump is doing to this country. and no doubt

in the labor department. the operation is a success but our investigation suggests that not all drug arrests this clean. since 2016 almost 160000 people have been arrested in the anti narcotics campaign. guilty or not they go straight to prisons like manila city jail . jails in the philippines were built to hold around 20000 people but today they take more than 113000 most of these people haven't even been convicted of a crime based still waiting for verdicts in the case of. one of the inmates stuck in this limbo is good there maupassant he's already spent more than 2. 100 for a verdict in his drug case. we miss him as he's heading to yet another court hearing. for the 1st time i set foot inside here i felt like i was being choked. i thought where am i why am i here i shouldn't be here what is this place. suddenly i found myself crying i was so scared. i was charged with section $5.11 possession and dealing drugs the police report that he was busted with 0.24 grams of shoppers but glamorous says he was set up

according to the labor department, the broadened rules mean the pay raise is for an estimated 1.3 milliony members are being urged not to use consumer dna kits. a pentagon memo warns some kits have been targeting military personnel with discounts. the memo co-signed by a top dedense department official says the information collected by private companies exposes, quote, sensitive genetic information to outside parties and poses a personal and operational risk to servicemembers. >>> and it's almost time for those happy returns. this year 77% of consumers plan to return some of their gifts. that's according to a consumer survey conducted by oracle. and nearly 20% are expected to return more than half. ups said service will peak at nearly 2 million. that's a 26% increase from last year. >> and nike's new colin kaepernick shoes sold out in minutes. the air force one by colin kaepernick sold out. the heel and black leather shoe features the shoe of the former san francisco 49er. nike has declined to release official sales numbers. >> they went super fast. you see a portrait of him on the past a

labor department says the economy grew by 266,000 jobs. at the same time the nation's unemployment rate fell to a 3.5 percent level. that's a 50 year low. the end of gm's more than month long strike heavily impacted the numbers. manufacturing jobs grew by 54,000. and the dow surged more than 300 points after that report. the nasdaq closed up about 85 points. >>> our maria medina asked face the nation moderator margaret brennan about the job numbers and how they'll impact president trump's bid for the re-election and the impeachment inquiry. >> this is something his campaign will return to time and time again. it's also something that helps him hug republicans a little closer, even those that weren't pleased and not defending his behavior has it relates to the impeachment process. >> watch margaret brennan on face the nation sunday at 8:30 a.m. here on kpix 5. >>> kpix 5 is teaming up with local food banks to help our neighbors in need this season. michelle griego is in santa rosa with a generous donation to our food for bay area families d

according to the labor department, non-farm productivity ez measuring hourly output perorr fell at 2%ate pap and growth in the labor t.sts was not as strong as initially tha suggesting inphrasing does remain tame. as several reports show a rise in confidence among small busiss owners who s they are investing hiring and increasing worker pay. >>> it was day 1 of a two-day meeting of federal reserve policy mak ws. marketsely expect the central bank to hold interest rates steady making the announcement foam. for hints about what the fed might be do next year. we have steve liesen to survey the experts. >> like a bear in the wint. fed officials look about to descend in hibernation. 100% of th spon to the december rates.ed survey see no change in week but all the way to june his 2020. even then, just 48 hers of the 3 respondents including fund managers, strategist and economists forecast a cut. but the averages mask a big underlying debate about the outlook for growth that depends on what happened with the trade war. the averages s 2% growth in 2020 some see it rising as high asd 3% some s

businesses hide to the breakneck pace, the labor department says about 2 million jobs are created in the first 11 months of the year. that's an average of a hundred and 80000 a month. then employment rate dropped to 50 year lows and your some minority groups felt the lowest it's ever been. workers have seen the average outing wages increase in healthy pace, by about 3% in the cost-of-living remains low. the economy continues to chug along at a solid pace, and fears of a reception that we did have earlier in the year have mostly abated. and all of this positive news, there are consumptive concerns. especially for certain companies. boeing is one of the country's major manufacturers had a 737 max played and grounded in march following two deadly overseas crash sprayed the temporaries temporarily suspending production as they block the aircraft them coming back into service. more brick-and-mortar stores are payless and gymboree, have bankrupt or close locations. as en route let online retailers eat away at their market share. several companies have once seen as the darlings of a new eco

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today the labor department set to deliver its november jobs report this morning.closed higher yesterday led by gains in tech and bank shares. the dow was up 28 points. the s&p 500 added 4. the nasdaq also gained 4. >>> house speaker nancy pelosi is setting up a showdown vote next week on her bill empowering medicare to negotiate drug prices. the latest version would use savings from lower cost drugs to -- to provide lower drug costs rather to provide medicare recipients with dental, vision, and hearing benefits not currently covered. while the bill is expected to pass the democratic-controlled house, experts say it has virtually no change in the republican-run senate. >>> there's debate over a drug that claims to be the first medication to slow alzheimer's. biogen says it deserves serious consideration by the fda. biogen stopped testing the drug this year after determined it wasn't effective. yesterday the company says new evidence the drug can possibly slow alzheimer's by removing harmful plaque from the brain. >>> boeing is trying to convince industry officials

meanwhile te us labor department said prodoductivity had decreased point 2% in the third quarter that's the biggest drop since twenty fifteen. earlier we saw a mixed close for the major european indices adjust the khaki haunted managing a positive finish there. that we saw the forty one hundred losing about a third nearly a third of a percentage point- as new data. confirmed at the british economy has stalled in october it wasn't a surprise about the data from the office for national statistics confirming. that gdp growth was zero in october that's the second consecutive month of no growth and it's another gloomy figure tom expected but certainly not good news and if thursday's a- roll a action. and ofof course the break thatt deadline at which is s currently set at jajanuary t thirty firstk video business and it's a thank you very much. okay it's time now for media watching for that i'm joined it in the seizure of bio james cretan and james of course that the main story here in france is the on going. a public sector strike which has crippled the country for a sixth day this tuesday th

the labor department says employers added 266,000 jobs last month. the numbers were stronger than expected, easing fears of a possible recession driven by trade tensions. hoping for a bright holiday shopping season this year despite poor weather is and a shorter season. what some small shops say are the biggest challenges and how the city might help. >> reporter: san francisco already has a shop and dine in the 49, encouraging people to support local businesses. some shop owners say the city could do more to help support those small stores that give san francisco its character. customers stepped out of the rain into alexander brook company. a shop that's welcomed book lovers for 29 years. >> when we moved in, there were six or seven small retailers. and then other restaurants. now we're the only retail left. >> reporter: the holiday shopping season shows the chall businesses. online shopping and big-box retail changing people's shopping habits. >> 90% online. yeah. >> reporter: this customer and others say when they do go to store, they try to seek o

it's at the expense of the labor department but it's not just political suicide yeah that's. on a scale that i personally ringback never saw and you call it so the moral of the story is this listen to the voice of the popular. and not and don't listen to the elites here ok glenn again going into this general election if you look at the polls i mean this is what we do for a living ok we're we're political talking heads here so we have to look at the polls the polls were grossly wrong again now this is a bill to end bias we see it time and time again where this builtin bias from the elites they want to put their thumb on the scale i mean jeremy corbyn the way he was treated i think what he had a very muddled presentation i think he heard himself i think you heard the party really bad but as a person i think he's of a wonderful person here but you could see that the media was putting its thumb on the scale against him though it doesn't always work out the same way the media hates trump and the more they hate him it seems the more he has popularity grows here the role of the elit

the labor department is said to have found its footing again. the labor market, rather.onomists say 180,000 jobs were added. something to watch for in this report, manufacturing. that sector is struggling, contracting for the fourth-straight month in november. it's in a mild recession in manufacturing in this country, the sector that president trump sought to favor with his tariffs and tough talk is shrinking because of the higher tariffs and slowing global growth. >>> thanks to our international viewers for joining us. have a great rest of your day and a great weekend. for the rest of our u.s. viewers, "early start" continues right now. >>> the president's actions made it necessary. >> history in the making as speaker nancy pelosi has house democrats drafting articles of impeachment against president trump. >>> it's a hoax. it's a hoax. it's a big, fat hoax. >> facing the very real prospect of impeachment, the president and his allies look ahead to a trial in the republican-led senate. >>> a deadly gun battle breaks out after armed robbers hijack a delivery truck. welco

. >> the labor department just released a november jobs report and it's a big number. >> this blows awayxpectations. >> this is a good up in for reelection. >> this is the best number i have ever seen in my life. >> a couple of generations have never seen these job numbers. >> for democrats it was probably a good move to do the impeachment stuff. because if they had to talk about the economy and didn't have the impeachment to talk about, they would really want to focus on impeachment the next couple weeks i would say. lou: the president keeps winning and winning just as he promised and america keeps winning just as he promised. even with all that, the radical dimms try to overthrow the president and obstruct his policies. the dimms don't want to talk about prosperity. their mad impeachment plans are the subject they cling to as if the country doesn't understand how radical and lost the dimms are. their yo -- their supposed frontrunner joe biden predicting the next president will have a recession. adam schiff declaring he hates what's president trump is doing to this country. and no doubt

the labor department is proposing that the limit be repealed. the attorney general just joined 19 other attorneys general across the united states opposing that change. the deadline to comment was extended to today, due to problems with the website. you with go there to leave your input. >>> we are getting as update on work done on the high-speed rail, releasing this video on youtube yesterday. a major project finished is hig gateway. the group says there are now 30 major sites -- that's 119 miles, earlier this year governor newsom pulled the plug on extending the project any farther. >>> there's an opportunity to learn more about the dangers of vaping. this is part of a series of speakers by the school district. the cdc reports more than 2,000 cases of lung injuries, nearly 50 deaths linked to vaping. >>> and now to menlo park where leaders approved the ban on the sale of e-cigarettes and vaping products. they will hold a second vote next tuesday. >>> a possible lifeline for hundreds of ccsf classes now on the chopping block. "the examiner" rep

says new labor inspections would be performed by independent panelist not inspectors from the labor departmentuse inspected to vote on usmca thursday. that is moving right ahead. joining us tonight is u.s. commerce secretary wilbur ross, the man moving a very large agenda ahead and great to see you. let's start with trade, these are extraordinary developments, as usmca, phase one trade deal between china and the united states, anyone of them would be a big deal. this is historic stuff. >> it is fundamentally reshaping the nature of trade among all countries in the world. because it is not just usmc or as you say that would be huge in itself itself, not just the china deal but also the the deal with japan, no president has ever gotten for important trade deals done in his holy ministration let alone in this little time. lou: the president saying he's not a globalist and he certainly is not a globalist elite, he makes it clear that his followers and voters are the elites in his view and is prove that time and time again keeping the promises that he made in 2016 and continues to deliver and over

the labor department said employers added 266,000 jobs. the jobless rate fell to a 50 year low.e stronger-than- expected. >> we are by far and away the most successful economy anywhere in the world. we are doing better than any economy in the world. >>> consumer spending has become a more important fiber of growth. that led many businesses to cut spending. on wall street, markets rallied on the report. the and he was that sick s&p was up 28 points. investors were urged plastic it will waive new tariffs on soybeans and pork as negotiations continue. >>> coming up the timing of the heaviest downpours and how the storm could impact the weekend. >>> we have a look at some of the stories we're working on at the 7 pm news. >>> some business owners are in fear, weeks after hitting storefronts at the san francisco inner sunset, vandals targeted that same neighborhood again. we will have an update on the investigation. >>> he is a newcomer to the presidential race. we will hear from former massachusetts governor about how he plans to tackle some of the biggest issues. those stories and m

. >> you mentioned non- supervisory wages the labor department said last month it was at $23.80.states have increased minimum wage above the federal level. another 21 are going to increase it in 2020 could that possibly be part of the reason as to why we're seeing wages rise and if so, can you say raising it has been a good thing? >> no because that's less than 2% of overall workers. we're talking about millions of workers. we're talking about transportation workers and in fact those kind of workers if you look at the monthly data, that's been the weakest area. retail jobs are selling off. i think in 2019 we're getting a net loss of full time retail jobs so that's where those kind of gains are coming in, leisure is the lowest-paying job category out there, followed closely by retail. those folks are leaving those jobs going to transportation and warehouse jobs, the amazon economy, you build these things up, it's really remarkable, so i would say definitely not. this is something a lot, lot bigger than that. >> why isn't this translating for the president? he's going to be in a fi

us to bring back the health check, and we have another meeting coming up in january with our labor department for that group, too. i met with the i.s.o. inspector and insurance inspector that rates us on several things. we're again rated number one, so a class 1 rating for our department. the information has come back before we had some things to do, to cleanup and bring it back to the inspector. and once we're done with that, we take that to the chief and the mayor. once we're done, we expect to be a class 1 again, which is good because if you are a class 1, your insurance rates go down for the city. -- we a [inaudible] >> -- kind of management -- approach management, timeline management. and one of the two projects that we're working on right now is our revision of our s.o.p.s and manuals that we're working on, next year to have then revised and completed. we have several other projects that we're working on. basically, we want this person to come in, work at headquarters, work on projects versus just fire house stuff, learn how to work on the management side of things and then come back an

here's jason appeared >> reporter: the labor department is reporting that initial jobless claims soared over 49,000 higher to 252,000 this past week which is the highest level since september 2017. thanksgiving was a big part of that as the holiday pushed off a lot of claims into the following week. continuing claims, those on long-term benefits fell by 31,000, less than 1.7 million. job markets were sought including the biggest jobs gain in 10 months in november. >>> inflation is soft this year, not changing as the wholesale side prices were up by only 1.1% in november. from a year earlier. if you strip out gas and food, the core rate was actually down by 2/10 of a percent. >>> president donald trump treating that there will be big news soon and that they are close to a trade deal with china, ahead of a key tariff deadline on sunday. as the two sides try to come to a phase 1 trade agreement the market is over it for months now and that is jolting the market higher let's go to the big board to see how we are doing. the markets are surging higher now. the dow is up 150 points over 28,000

put out white papers with regard to what they can do with the labor department, do with employment.sing the mistakes made in '16. so maybe we'll have a different result this time. >> and you think, i think you've said, unions will determine this election? >> i think the unions will play a very big role as they always do and played a big role last time. last time meaning the word is maybe 50% of the people voted for trump. we don't know that. i didn't do polling but a lot of people did because they heard a message that was hope. we have to make sure there is a message of hope for workers out there. >> and do you feel like the democrats are tuned in to the needs of the working class? especially this lineup of candidates that you will have today? >> absolutely. every one of these candidates has filled out a questionnaire. we told them you have to participate in union activities. they've appeared at our union halls, walked picket lines. you have to show you really care. we've done that here and seeing a lot more activity with regard to labor unions and will have a lot of candidates toda