A moment. But we begin tonight with what some are calling the strongest job market since the turn of the century. The economy created a healthy number of fulltime positions last month across a broad range of sectors. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 228,000, making this the second month in a row that gains have eclipsed 200,000. The Unemployment Rate held steady at 4. 1 . But closely watched wages rose just 2 , falling short of expectations. Hampton pearson takes a look at the unemployment picture and the myst those stuck wages. Reporter november job growth was widespread with professional and Business Services leading the way, adding 46,000 new workers. Manufacturing continu to rebound, with 31,000 new hires. And repair work in hurricaneravaged texas and florida helped boost construction hiring by 24,000. But solid hiring and an Unemployment Rate at a 17year low is still not boosting wages. Up just 2. 5 year over year, now averaging just over 26 an hour. Even President Trumps top economic adv
In just a minute were going to talk about an alarming report that Shows One Third of american jobs as we know them may disappear. First we want to talk gaming and manufacturing. Kate rodgers has an eye on virtual business. Reporter he grew up with the love of gaming and computers at 30 years old he found the opportunity to combine the two. Its a lot of fun actually. The best thing about working in this field is being able to solve creative problems on a daily business. Nolan is a developer at eon for example, exxonmobil has used eons Virtual Reality platforms to train engineers in oil and gas production. Its really young, so theres a Great Potential for new applications. The u. S. Is on track to spend some 3 billion on v. R. And a. R. This year. As the application of this technology spreads to medicine, education, and other fields. Eon has grown from 90 to 150 and is looking to hire 150 additional workers. You need people who know programming skills, who knows how to build this rather
Encompasses gaming, medicine, and manufacturing. Kate rogers has our cover story on a business where the name is virtual but the opportunities are very real. Jesus noland grew up with a love of gaming and computers. At 30 years old he found an opportunity to combine the two working as a developer in virtual and augmented reality. The best thing about working in this field is being able to solve creative problems on a daily basis. Noland is a developer at eon reality in irvine, california. The company designs applications to help train workers in varying industries. For example, exxonmobil has used eons immersive Virtual Reality platform to train rormts and engineers in oil and gas production. Vr and a. R. Industry is really young. So theres a Great Potential for new applications that can be built by creators. Reporter the u. S. Is on track to spend some 3 billion on vr and a. R. This year. As the application of this technology spreads to medicine, transportation, education, energy, and
As we know them may disappear. But first, a booming billiondollar industry on e frontier of technology that encompasses gaming, medicine, and manufacturing. Kate rogers has our cover story on a business where the name is virtual but the opportunities are very real. Jesus noland grew up with a love of gaming and computers. At 30 years old he found an opportunity to combine the two working as a developer in virtual and augmented reality. The best thing about working in this field is being able to solve creative problems on a daily basis. Noland is a developer at eon reality in irvine, california. The company designs applications to help train workers in varying industries. For example, exxonmobil has used eons immersive Virtual Reality platform to train rormts and engineers in oil and gas production. Vr and a. R. Industry is really young. So theres a Great Potential for new applications that can be built by creators. Reporter the u. S. Is on track to spend some as the application of this
Encompasses gaming, medicine, and manufacturing. Kate rogers has our cover story on a business where the name is virtual but the opportunities are very real. Jesus noland grew up with a love of gaming and computers. At 30 years old he found an opportunity to combine the two working as a developer in virtual and augmented reality. The best thing about working in this field is being able to solve creative problems on a daily basis. Noland is a developer at eon reality in irvine, california. The company designs applications to help train workers in varying industries. For example, exxonmobil has used eons immersive Virtual Reality platform to train rormts and engineers in oil and gas production. Vr and a. R. Industry is really young. So theres a Great Potential for new applications that can be built by creators. Reporter the u. S. Is on track to spend some 3 billion on vr and a. R. This year. As the application of this technology spreads to medicine, transportation, education, energy, and