by confoundedinterest17

The December jobs report is out and the top-line quantity is … 223k jobs have been added. That’s sturdy sufficient to offer The Federal Reserve the inexperienced mild to lift charges.

However whereas it was jobs report, it exhibits the inflation tax in full view. Hourly wage progress year-over-year (YoY) was 4.6% in December. Sadly, the inflation tax was 7.1% in November. If we assume that the inflation price in December is identical, the REAL hourly wage progress was -2.5% YoY.

However it’s doubtless that headline inflation cooled a bit in December as The Fed continues tightening. However except headline inflation cooled to 4.6% YoY, the inflation tax is optimistic and harmful.

The typical weekly hours employed fell to 34.3 whereas U-3 unemployment price fell.

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