Labour market fundamentals remain solid

The slowdown in employment growth in August and September will probably delay the first interest rate hike until early 2016, but it doesn’t appear to be the start of a sustained deterioration in labour market conditions. Employment growth should rebound to around 180,000 per month soon, which will be sufficient to keep the unemployment rate on a gradual downward trend.

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