Economists Think U.S. Unemployment Is Headed to a 50-Year Low

Forecasters surveyed by The Wall Street Journal expect healthy growth in 2018 but see risks rising amid trade tensions

Economists expect the low U.S. unemployment rate to go even lower over the next year, reaching levels not seen in a half-century.

Private-sector economic forecasters surveyed in recent days by The Wall Street Journal on average saw the jobless rate—4% in June after touching 3.8% in May—falling to 3.7% by the end of 2018 and 3.6% by mid-2019.

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