…. But on a happier note, moving onto the US unemployment rate as it continues to drop to a 17 ½ year low like stated above. March 2018, showed a rarity that there was a job available for every person collecting unemployment.

A good sign is part time jobs are decreasing as full time job are increasing. Also, in the last couple weeks I have spoken to 2 business owners and 1 manager for a business that I know and they are all saying basically the same thing. The newer employees are giving notice to move to better paying jobs. Their option is to pay more or let them go. So it looks like a continued jump in wages as time passes especially since it can be somewhat more affordable now with money saved by Trump’s significant tax cuts.

The stock market must have liked what Trump was cooking considering they are usually ahead of the curve by 6-12 months. The DOW increased about 10,000 points from about 16,600 to a record setting appox. 26,600 points before dropping and now settling in around 25,000 points today.

Glad to hear Parker has had good fortune with Apple stock.