With unemployment last measured at only 4.3 percent, the U.S. is approaching what economists consider "full employment," a dreamed-of state where almost every worker who's seeking a position has one and the remainder comprise the normal churn of people between gigs. Yet the national mood on jobs is edgy, even fearful. Last year, Donald Trump rode workers' concerns about a decline in manufacturing and stagnant wages to the White House. And looking to the future, workers in fields from burger-frying to radiology are worried about a robot revolution. These graphics show the data behind this persistent angst—the sense that even when the economy is cooking, no one is truly safe.
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