Why the U.S. job market has defied rising rates and expectations of high unemployment
The unemployment rate has scarcely budged since the Fed began a series of 11 rate hikes
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The unemployment rate has scarcely budged since the Fed began a series of 11 rate hikes
Last year's spike in inflation, to the highest level in four decades, was painful enough for American households. Yet the cure — much higher interest rates, to cool spending and hiring — was expected to bring even more pain. Grim forecasts from economists had predicted that as the Federal Reserve…
The unemployment rate, at a still-low 3.8%, has scarcely budged since March 2022, when the Fed began imposing a series of 11 rate hikes at the fastest pace in decades.
Jay Starkman is an Atlanta CPA and author of "The Sex of a Hippopotamus: A Unique History of Taxes and Accounting.
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