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Jobs Byte

Economic Crisis and RecoveryInflationJobsWagesWorkers Preview: What to Expect in the November Jobs Report

The big questions will be whether wage growth has slowed to a pace consistent with the Fed’s inflation target and whether job growth has slowed to a sustainable pace.

Dean Baker / November 30, 2022

Op-Ed/Commentary

Economic Crisis and RecoveryInflationUS On Thanksgiving 2022, Non-Health Consumption is Far Higher Than Before Pandemic

The media’s coverage of the economy in the last year and a half has inflation playing a starring, and almost exclusive, role. Items like the 50-year low in unemployment reached earlier this year have barely been mentioned.

Dean Baker / November 24, 2022

Op-Ed/Commentary

Economic Crisis and RecoveryInflationUS Falling Import Prices and Moderate Producer Prices: More Evidence the Fed’s Work Might Be Done

We continue to see evidence that inflation is slowing sharply, from slower wage growth, to sharply lower rental inflation, and falling import prices.

Dean Baker / November 17, 2022

Prices Byte

Economic Crisis and RecoveryEconomic PolicyInflationUS Lower than Expected Consumer Price Index Bolsters the Case for Fed Pause

Not only did the Consumer Price Index (CPI) come in slightly lower than expected, we are seeing no evidence that inflation is becoming embedded in services, as many had predicted.

Dean Baker / November 10, 2022