President Bullard Appears on CNBC's ''Squawk Box'' - Part 3: Labor Force Participation, Unemployment
February 28, 2014
The decline in labor force participation is a trend phenomenon, according to St. Louis Fed President James Bullard. Therefore, the decline in the unemployment rate can be interpreted as a good signal. For more on this topic, see Bullard's speech on Feb. 19, 2014, "The Rise and Fall of Labor Force Participation in the U.S."
- Part 1: Economic Outlook
- Part 2: Housing, Tapering Asset Purchases
- Part 3: Labor Force Participation, Unemployment
- Part 4: Growth in the U.S. Economy
Related News Articles:
- Jobless rate to dip below 6% in 2014: Fed's Bullard, by Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC.
- Fed's Plosser, Bullard Optimistic on Economic Prospects, Dow Jones.
- Fed's Bullard had forecast rate hike this year, by Greg Robb, MarketWatch.
- Fed's Bullard: Still upbeat after Q4 GDP revision, by Greg Robb, MarketWatch.
- Fed's Bullard optimistic on 2014 despite cut to Q4 GDP growth rate, Reuters.
- Fed's Bullard says bad weather not reason for less economic optimism, Reuters.
- Fed's Bullard predicts a jobless rate below 6 percent by year end, by Greg Edwards, St. Louis Business Journal.
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