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Janet Yellen: “Well, from my point of view, and I think from the point of view of the FOMC, more jobs are always good, employment is…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
Well, from my point of view, and I think from the point of view of the FOMC, more jobs are always good, employment is good.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen asserts that increasing jobs is beneficial for the economy.

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