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Janet Yellen: “The Federal Reserve's job is to try to achieve maximum employment and broad gains in the labor market that are as widely…”

On the recordJune 20, 2016
The Federal Reserve's job is to try to achieve maximum employment and broad gains in the labor market that are as widely distributed as possible.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen emphasizes the Fed's goal of maximizing employment and equitable labor market gains.

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