On the recordFebruary 26, 2014
The unemployment rate is not the Committee's definition of what constitutes full employment.
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congress.govThe unemployment rate is not the Committee's definition of what constitutes full employment.
Yellen clarifies that the Committee's definition of full employment is lower than 6.5 percent.
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