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Getting Jobs Market Back into Balance

09/12/2022

By: Jeffrey Roach, PhD, Chief Economist, LPL Financial

Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell reiterated his warning that getting inflation under control will require some pain. Powell is likely making these warnings based on the arcane, clunky relationship between inflation and unemployment. The key to getting the market back into balance is a bigger labor force, and the economy is starting to experience a larger labor force as individuals come off the sidelines and rejoin the job market.

Read the full commentary here: weekly-market-commentary-9.12.2022

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