Fed: ‘Difficult to see’ evidence of a worker shortage

Published February 23, 2018 4:52pm ET



The Federal Reserve pushed back against the narrative that the U.S. has a worker shortage, saying Friday in a report to Congress that “it’s difficult to see” signs of labor constraints weighing on businesses.

The Fed Board of Governors’ monetary policy report acknowledges that “it is possible that labor shortages have arisen in certain pockets of the economy,” a complaint voiced recently by businesses.

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