These 9 charts tell the definitive story of the US labor market

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The US labor market does not indicate that economic activity is about to collapse.

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On Friday, the January jobs report showed that the unemployment rate fell to 4.9%, the lowest since February 2008, while the economy added 151,000 jobs.

We also saw wage growth rise to a post-crisis high as average hourly earnings increased 2.5% and the labor-force participation rate improved.

And while there's still some slack left in the labor market the latest data confirm that the strongest part of the economy - the labor market - is doing more than just fine.

We think these nine charts from Deutsche Bank capture the state of the US labor market right now.

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