AdvertisementUnemployment Rate Drops To 3.8 Percent, Lowest Since 2000June 01, 2018Chris ArnoldAvie SchneiderfacebookEmailA "help wanted" sign hangs on a window of a restaurant in New York City. The U.S. economy gained a stronger-than-expected 223,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate edged down to an 18-year low. (Getty Images)