2023-04-30 19:03:48
In the first quarter of the current year 2023, the salaries of employees in the United States of America grew by 1.2%. During last Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) communicated this increase due to the calculation it made to the Employment Cost Index.
The information from the BLS showed that the income of the operators and the amounts of the businesses are fundamental elements to measure the economy. A decisive factor to lessen the crisis is the increase in interest by the country’s Federal Reserve (Fed).
The analysis carried out by the BLS is very helpful to the Fed at this time. The Fed will meet next May of this year 2023 to decide whether to raise interest rates again.
Job offers will continue
The statistics determined by the BLS were a pleasant surprise for economic specialists. These were below the predictions, because they placed the rise in wages at 1.1%.
Growth was greater in comparison with 2022, since in the last month of March collections rose to 5.1%. However, this behavior means that North American companies are dealing with big expenses in the professional sector.
Jefferies economist Thomas Simons reported that the Fed requires a boom in unemployment to balance the upward trend in payments. This strategy would allow for low competition in the workforce and lower stipends. Government authorities clarify that job offers remain stable and affect the rise in interest.
In the previous month, inflationary levels stood at 5% compared to the same period in 2022. This value indicates that inflation has been decreasing for 9 months.
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