` There 's this real disconnect between Wall Street and Mainstreet , '' said Peter Rodriguez , an economist at the University of Virginia . The national unemployment rate is 4 % . Labor Department : The jobless rate peaked in 29 states in October . Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Carson expects modest growth on the horizon .
The national unemployment rate is 4 % . Labor Department : The jobless rate peaked in 29 states in October . Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Carson expects modest growth on the horizon .