An overdue report from the Labor Department shows signs of weakness in the job market. US employers added just 64,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate rose to its highest level in more than four years.
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Michel Martin is a host of Morning Edition. Previously, she was the weekend host of All Things Considered and host of the Consider This Saturday podcast, where she drew on her deep reporting and interviewing experience to dig in to the week's news. Outside the studio, she has also hosted "Michel Martin: Going There," an ambitious live event series in collaboration with Member stations.