Sentences with phrase «low labor unemployment»

Often when we talk about the Fed, we talk about a dual mandate — low inflation, and low labor unemployment.

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First, they have a lot of leverage these days — contrary to some opinions, the unemployment rate for college grads is actually pretty low (2.5 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics).

The charming Midwestern city offers great job potential and has a low unemployment rate of 3.7 %, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The labor market is tighter than it has been in decades, with unemployment near an all - time low at 4.1 % and unfilled job openings near an all - time high at about 6 million.

In management occupations it's 2 %, and within that category, unemployment in «business and financial occupations» as measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is a near - invisible 1.7 %, equaling the lowest unemployment rate among all job classifications economywide.

Labor: U.S. job growth surged in January and the unemployment rate of 4.1 percent is at a 17 - year low.

Some experts question whether the ACA's employer mandate makes much, if any, difference when there's a solid business case for providing health care: With unemployment low and the labor market tight, benefits give employers an advantage in recruiting and retaining the best workers.

The Labor Department's monthly employment report, due Friday, is projected to show payroll gains slowed to a still - solid 185,000 in March and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4 percent, which would be a 17 - year low.

Prior week's reading was revised to 218,000 from 215,000, erasing what was originally reported as a 45 - year low Unemployment rate among people eligible for benefits was unchanged at 1.3 percent Colorado and Maine had estimated claims last week, according to the Labor Department

She said: «But it is my judgment that the lower level of the unemployment rate today probably does not fully capture the extent of slack remaining in the labor market — in other words, how far away we are from a full - employment economy.»

The unemployment rate held steady at 4.1 %, the lowest since 2000, as the labor force swelled by 806,000...

Then... this is the best part... he made it clear that a 6.5 percent unemployment rate would not necessarily be the threshold for raising rates, then went on a long discussion of the conditions under which he would NOT raise rates, including if the unemployment rate dropped mostly due to cyclical declines in the labor force participation rate rather than gains in unemployment, as well as persistently low inflation.

On Friday, the Labor Department announced the U.S. economy added a robust 209,000 jobs in July, beating the consensus, while the unemployment rate dropped even further to a 16 - year low of 4.3 percent.

And if Macron is able to achieve some success with labor reform, I think we could see operating margins in France rising higher, unemployment going lower and the overall prospects for gross domestic product (GDP) growth improving.

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Economic growth has been falling since 2010 and the economy has been operating below its potential since then; employment growth, particularly full time employment growth has struggled; in 2014 only 121,000 jobs were created; employment growth has not kept up with population growth; labor force participation has declined to its lowest level since 2000; long - term unemployment has increased; the unemployment rate remains stuck at just under 7 per cent, and youth unemployment is at 14 per cent; business investment has stagnated; and Canadians are losing confidence in their economic future.

Second, because consumption creates a more labor - intensive demand than investment, much lower GDP growth does not necessarily equate to much higher unemployment.

-- Black unemployment, which spiked last month, fell back down to 6.9 percent, close to its historical low, suggesting the tight labor market is helping to employ minority workers.

While other data on Thursday showed a modest increase in new applications for jobless benefits last week, the number of Americans receiving unemployment aid fell to its lowest level since 1973, pointing to tightening labor market conditions.

Lower unemployment rate driven by massive increases in percent of population not in the labor force.

«The tight labor market is putting some upward pressure on wages, and this should continue as we look for the unemployment rate to trend lower,» said Ryan Sweet, senior economist at Moody's Analytics in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Labor market reforms have expanded the workforce in Japan, helping explain why wage growth remains limited even with the country's unemployment rate at three - decade lows.

The labor market in Fargo shows a lot of promise, as the city has the second - lowest unemployment rate on our list, behind only neighboring Sioux Falls, S.D. And, future job growth over the next 10 years is estimated at nearly 43 percent, according to Sperling's.

During his speech Friday, Powell said with unemployment at 4.1 percent — the lowest level in nearly two decades — the labor market was «in the neighborhood of maximum employment.»

The unemployment rate fell to 4.3 percent, its lowest level since 2001, but for the wrong reason: labor force participation fell by two - tenths of a percent.

In October 2017, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the national unemployment rate stood at 4.1 percent, with some states reaching even lower rates (North Dakota and Colorado recorded 2.5 percent and 2.7 percent, respectively, that same month).

You have companies that are going to benefit from the tax cuts, you have lower unemployment, you have slightly greater labor participation rate.

Consumer spending is up, optimism is high and we have a robust labor market with unemployment at a 17 - year low of 4.1 percent.

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell to near a six - month low last week, pointing to a further tightening in the labor market that could encourage the Federal Reserve to lay...

Unemployment data underlined the extent of the recovery in labor markets, with the ratio of jobless workers falling to its lowest level since 2009, although around a tenth of the workforce still remained out of work.

Although unemployment across Europe has been falling and in Germany the unemployment rate is at a post reunification low, labor market pressures simply are not building.

Unemployment is also generally lower than the national average in this state, with July 2017 estimates at 4.3 % compared to the national rate of 4.4 %, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.9 %, remaining at its lowest level since 2008, while the labor force participation rate continued to rebound, rising slightly to 62.9 % as the strong labor market encouraged more people to start, or resume, looking for jobs.

US unemployment rate falls to lowest level since 2001 The US economy created 261,000 new jobs in October as the labor market rebounded from disruptions linked to hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

The US has an extremely low rate of labor force participation, because there are no jobs to be had, and discouraged workers who can not find jobs are not measured in the unemployment rate.

Unemployment claims for the week ending April 21 fell to new lows, according to the Department of Labor.

Other limiting factors are low wage growth, high unemployment, the large numbers of workers who have dropped out of the labor force, declining home prices, higher tax payments and a flattening out of transfer payments.

The unemployment rate continued to fall in April, reaching another post-financial crisis low of 4.4 %, although this was partly offset by a marginal decline in the labor force participation rate.

PERIES: But, Michael, just last week the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the U. S. announced that unemployment is the lowest it has been in a very long time.

The unemployment rate ticked back down to 4.3 %, matching the lowest level for 16 years seen in May, and there was further evidence that the solid demand from employers was helping to attract more entrants into the workforce, as the labor participation rate moved up a tenth to 62.9 %, close to the top of its recent range.

The improvement in conditions was further emphasized by labor market data, showing that unemployment in the region had fallen in June to a nine - year low of 9.1 %, 1 % down from a year earlier.

WASHINGTON — Initial claims U.S. state unemployment benefits rose by only 2,000 to 211,000 in the April 28 week, well below the 225,000 level expected by analysts in an MNI survey and suggesting that last week's dip to 45 - year low was not a fluke, data released by the Labor Department Thursday showed.

On August 4, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that U.S. employers added another 209,000 jobs in July, dropping the unemployment rate to a 16 - year low of 4.3 per cent.

There are those who look at the high unemployment rates and low labor force participation of low - skill American workers and current residents and see a labor shortage.

As the unemployment rate continues to somewhat decline among low - skill workers, employers of low - skill labor will clamor for an increase in low - skill immigration.

Our lowest skill workers already have a relatively low labor force participation rate and high unemployment even six years into the economic recovery.

Flake argues that America needs more low - skill workers — even though America's low - skill workforce has the country's highest unemployment rate and by far the lowest labor - force participation rate.

Low - skill workers are experiencing stagnant wages, family instability, high unemployment, and low labor force participation even as the economy has been growing for six yeaLow - skill workers are experiencing stagnant wages, family instability, high unemployment, and low labor force participation even as the economy has been growing for six yealow labor force participation even as the economy has been growing for six years.

It could mean focusing on how reductions to future low - skill immigration also benefits our current population of foreign - born workers by restraining labor market competition in a sector of the economy where unemployment is high and wages have been stagnant.

We are almost six years into our economic recovery and the unemployment rate for our lowest - skill workers is still 8.4 percent, while the labor force participation rate for that population is 46.3 percent.