Labor Market Conditions Index… St. Louis Fed

June 10, 2016 by Jim Colburn Leave a Comment

Here is the St. Louis Fed’s “Change in Labor Market Conditions Index” updated chart:

Some of what goes into this index is pulled from the JOLTS data… Here is more on the index:

http://www.federalreserve.gov/econresdata/notes/feds-notes/2014/assessing-the-change-in-labor-market-conditions-20140522.html

Can the Fed actually raise rates into deteriorating labor market conditions? Is lowering the fed funds rate on the table at the next meeting?

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