Labor Markets Briefs
Baltrus, Will
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Payrolls Surge, Sticky Wages Urge Fed Patience
June 07 | Will Baltrus, Associate Economist, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Insights on today's employment situation report.
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Slower Payroll Gains Won’t Satisfy the Fed
May 03 | Will Baltrus, Associate Economist, The Conference Board | Comments (0)What you need to know about the latest employment data.
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Employment Report Poses Some Risk to Fed Cut Timing
April 05 | Will Baltrus, Associate Economist, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Commentary on today’s US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation Report.
Barnes, Mitchell
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Storms and Strikes Muddy October Jobs Report
November 01 | Mitchell Barnes, Economist, The Conference Board | Comments (0)What you need to know about the October jobs report data.
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Sept Booming Job Gains Underscore US Economy’s Resilience
October 04 | Mitchell Barnes, Economist, The Conference Board | Comments (0)The US labor market proved resilient in September, adding 254,000 to payrolls for the highest gain since March.
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September Rate Cut: Where is the Labor Market?
September 20 | Mitchell Barnes, Economist, The Conference Board | Comments (0)The FOMC cut 50 bps from its target interest rate this week, turning the page on its inflation fight with eyes towards staving off downside labor market risks.
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August Jobs Data Converge Towards Normalization
September 06 | Mitchell Barnes, Economist, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Insights on today's jobs report: What you need to know.
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Payroll Revisions Could Cut 800,000 from Jobs Gains, or Not
August 23 | Mitchell Barnes, Economist, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Insights on the BLS preliminary benchmark estimates: What to expect
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Labor Market Cools, Fed Attentive to Unemployment
August 02 | Mitchell Barnes, Economist, The Conference Board | Comments (0)What you need to know about the July Jobs report.
Chadha, Gurleen
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What If? The Government Shuts Down and/or We Hit the Debt Ceiling
October 01 | Gurleen Chadha, Former Research Analyst, The Conference Board | Comments (0)The US Congress is currently locked in discussions on continuing to fund Federal government operations and whether to either raise or suspend the debt ceiling. We have been here before, and it has always worked out—with more or less pain along the way. Indeed, Congress has passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the Federal government through December 3, 2021. What if come December, we find ourselves on the brink once again? Also, what happens if we hit the public debt ceiling?
