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Companies might be cutting workers, but the US government is on a hiring spree,

and we look at why the US is still scrambling to catch up with China and Russia

when it comes to hypersonic weapons. As we pivot towards this era of great power competition,

looking at countries like China and Russia, there is again a focus on hypersonics,

but still not a lot of unity within the Pentagon and national security establishment.

Plus, Tesla and Saudi Arabia are in early talks to set up an electric vehicle factory in the kingdom.

It's Monday, September 18. I'm Shelby Holiday for the Wall Street Journal,

sitting in for Anne-Marie for Tolley. This is the PM edition of What's News,

the top headlines and business stories that moved the world today.

Many companies are cutting staff and freezing new hires, but Uncle Sam is on a hiring spree.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, public sector jobs at the federal, state,

and local levels have risen by 327,000 positions so far in 2023.

That means the US government accounts for nearly 20% of all American jobs created so far this year,

a big jump from just 5% last year. Wall Street Journal reporter Teping Chen joins us

to talk about why we are seeing this trend. Hi Teping. Hi, thanks, Emily.

So, as you report, the government is rolling out the welcome mat. What kinds of positions need to be

filled? Really across the board. We're talking everything from teachers to police officers to

public administrators. There were just such enormous losses that have happened over the course

of the pandemic, and many governments, state and local, are still catching up.

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