Jerome Powell: “We have got unemployment, as you know, at 4.1 percent, which is sort…”

On the recordFebruary 28, 2018

We have got unemployment, as you know, at 4.1 percent, which is sort of at or near or even below most estimates of the natural rate of unemployment.

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Powell discusses current unemployment rates in relation to economic policy.

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Jerome Powell: “We have got unemployment, as you know, at 4.1 percent, which is sort of at or near or even below most estimates of the…”