Federal Reserve System (Fed) Labor Market Conditions Index

Country: United States, USD
Importance:
Medium
Sector: Labor
Last release
Actual
1.5
Forecast
-3.4
Previous
3.3
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Oct 2015
1.6
Sep 2015
0.0
Aug 2015
2.1
Jul 2015
1.1
Jun 2015
0.8
May 2015
1.3
Apr 2015
-1.9
Mar 2015
-0.3
Feb 2015
4.0
Jan 2015
4.8
Dec 2014
7.3
Nov 2014
5.5
Oct 2014
4.0
Sep 2014
4.0
Aug 2014
2.7
Jul 2014
3.2
Jun 2014
5.3
May 2014
6.4
Apr 2014
7.1
Mar 2014
5.0

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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