11.   Soaring confidence in the U.S., though, helped by a booming jobs market, may help offset some weaker demand from abroad and push consumer prices higher.

12.   The booming jobs market may force employers to compete for workers by raising wages.

13.   The booming job market, however, is temporarily making school distinctions less important.

14.   The government will reveal Tuesday whether the booming jobs market drove up labor costs last quarter.

15.   To be sure, some investors said the economy may not be slowing fast enough to keep the booming jobs market from driving wages and inflation higher.

16.   To be sure, some investors think the economy may not be slowing fast enough to keep the booming jobs market from driving wages and inflation higher.

17.   Traders will scrutinize the employment cost figures to see whether the booming jobs market is feeding through to higher wages.