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Wintrust Business Lunch 2/3/23: Strong jobs report, workplace diversity, and Cider Summit in Chicago

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 03: US President Joe Biden arrives to deliver remarks about the latest jobs report in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on February 03, 2023 in Washington, DC. According to the Labor Department, employers added 517,000 jobs in January, more than economists anticipated and sending the unemployment rate to its lowest level since 1969. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Segment 1: Mark HamrickWashington Bureau Chief and Senior Economic Analyst for Bankrate.com, joins John to break down the remarkably strong January labor report.

Segment 2: Marguerite Ward, Correspondent, Insider, tells John why CEO’s who are demanding employees return to the office could be hurting diversity.

Segment 3: Alan Shapiro, Founder, Cider Summit, talks to John about the upcoming Cider Summit Chicago happening Saturday at Navy Pier.