Federal Reserve System (Fed) Labor Market Conditions Index

Country: United States, USD
Importance:
Medium
Sector: Labor
Last release
10 Jul 2017 14:00 GMT
Actual
1.5
Forecast
-3.4
Previous
3.3
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
10 Jul 2017
Jun 2017
1.5
-3.4
16 Jun 2017
May 2017
2.3
2.1
08 May 2017
Apr 2017
3.5
0.7
10 Apr 2017
Mar 2017
0.4
17 Mar 2017
Feb 2017
1.3
06 Feb 2017
Jan 2017
1.3
09 Jan 2017
Dec 2016
0.0
05 Dec 2016
Nov 2016
1.5
07 Nov 2016
Oct 2016
0.7
11 Oct 2016
Sep 2016
-2.2
06 Sept 2016
Aug 2016
-0.7
08 Aug 2016
Jul 2016
1.0
11 Jul 2016
Jun 2016
-1.9
06 Jun 2016
May 2016
-4.8
09 May 2016
Apr 2016
-0.9
04 Apr 2016
Mar 2016
-2.1
07 Mar 2016
Feb 2016
-2.4
08 Feb 2016
Jan 2016
0.4
11 Jan 2016
Dec 2015
2.9
07 Dec 2015
Nov 2015
0.5

Fed Labor Market Conditions Index is calculated monthly using 19 parameters. They include the unemployment rate, wages, number of job cuts, etc.

The Fed applies it to comprehensively assess the labor market status and efficiency of measures taken against unemployment.

The index has an inverse correlation with the unemployment level. Its growth has a positive impact on USD.

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