Sentences with phrase «signs of labor market»

When the U-3 unemployment rate suggested that the economy was approaching full employment, Chair Yellen held her ground and directed market participants to look at broader economic indicators for signs of labor market slack (please see: Yellen's opposition to following «simple monetary policy rules»).

They said they wanted to see more data to determine if May's paltry job growth of 38,000 was an anomaly or a sign of a labor market slowdown.

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The U.S. labor market is widely viewed as close to full strength and inflation has shown signs of moving closer to the Fed's 2 % target.

«True, there are encouraging signs of economic recovery in those advanced economies most affected by the global financial crisis which erupted in 2008... [but] the report finds that those economic improvements will not be sufficient to absorb the major labor market imbalances that built up in recent years.»

Japan «s unemployment rate held steady in October as the availability of jobs improved and household spending fell at a slower pace, a tentative sign that a robust labor market is lending support to domestic demand.

«If you see a few more months of improvement of this magnitude, it is a clear sign that the labor market is tightening and is poised to break out next year,» said Ryan Sweet, senior economist at Moody's Analytics in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Keys parts of the annuity market stabilized in the fourth quarter, a sign that the industry might be recovering from the chilling Department of Labor fiduciary rule.

While this is a particularly good sign for hard - to - employ workers, it also highlights a potential future problem: the supply of workers outside of the labor force and willing to reenter the labor market will become a constraint over time.5

With an energy - related rebound in inflation fading, signs of improving economic conditions need to be put into perspective, as the output gap across the region as a whole remains large, and so does the slack in its labor market.

With an energy - related rebound in inflation fading, signs of improving economic conditions need to be put into perspective — despite the strong performance of Germany, the bloc's largest economy — as the output gap across the region as a whole remains large, and so does the slack in its labor market.

In reality, labor markets are not so tight and there is just no sign of higher inflation in the near - term.

Indeed, there are some signs that meaningful wage growth, one of the factors that had been missing from this labor market recovery, may be on the horizon.

The number of U.S. workers filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell by 27,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 341,000, the latest sign of an improving labor market.

Additionally, most FOMC participants also saw relatively low risks of unwanted increase in inflationary pressures amid tighter labor market conditions, and there are signs that the risk management argument (asymmetrical risk with policy rate near effective lower bound) is gaining traction as well.

Economic growth is further supported by steadily improving labor conditions, expanding credit creation, significantly de-leveraged consumers and corporate balance sheets, and even signs of an improving housing market and modest inflationary pressures.

As noted last month, the extremely low level of initial claims is widely viewed as a sign of strength for the labor market.

As a member of the Sustainable Food Trade Association (SFTA), we've signed a pledge committing to reporting annually the company's performance in the 11 - action categories that include organic & land use, distribution & sourcing, energy, climate change & emissions, water use & quality, solid waste reduction, packaging & marketing materials, labor, animal care, sustainability education, and governance & community engagement.

Furthermore, the perennial areas of acute shortages (mathematics, science, special education, and bilingual education) thus far show little sign of response to labor market demand.Darling - Hammond, L., Furger, R., Shields, P. M., & Sutcher, L. (2016).

Labor market conditions have shown signs of improvement in recent months but the unemployment rate remains elevated.

While oil prices are likely to recover and the labor market is improving, there are signs that expectations of future inflation are falling somewhat.

Placing the right sections is a sign that you're aware of what's going on in the current labor market.

Despite these negative indicators, we now see early signs of recovery in the labor market.