The nation's employers added a fewer than expected 111,000 jobs in January as hiring weakened in healthcare and employment gains in construction were offset by losses in manufacturing.
The nearly fivefold margin over 15 years reflects inland's emergence as self-sufficient.
The guild's refusal to begin negotiations early reflects rising labor tensions in Hollywood.
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