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Indicators point to labour market strength

The latest improvements in small business hiring and labour market turnover indicate that the fall in the unemployment rate may be a more accurate gauge of labour market slack than the Fed currently believes. Moreover, these two surveys suggest that a pick-up in wage growth may not be too far away.

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