GROWING THE ECONOMY FOR ALL AMERICANS: The economy continued its historic boom in 2018, benefiting all Americans as job creation soared and wages rose.

The economy outperformed expectations for the second year in a row in 2018.

Gross Domestic Product grew 3.1 percent from the fourth quarter of 2017 to the fourth quarter of 2018, the fastest such growth in 13 years.

grew 3.1 percent from the fourth quarter of 2017 to the fourth quarter of 2018, the fastest such growth in 13 years. More than 2.6 million jobs were created in 2018 and the number of job openings surpassed the number of unemployed workers for the first time on record.

surpassed the number of for the first time on record. The unemployment rate remained at or below 4 percent for the past 12 months, the longest streak in nearly five decades. The unemployment rate hit 3.7 percent in September 2018, a near 50-year low.

The booming economy paid off for American workers last year – with nominal hourly wage growth exceeding 3 percent for the first time in almost a decade. Read More

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