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The Morning Economic Report

The Labor Market

By Anirban Basu
Published May 25, 2017 at 1:00 PM EDT
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If one wanted to make the argument that the U.S. labor market is in good shape, one could easily quote a few statistics to make the case. One might be tempted to start with the fact that the official unemployment rate stands at 4.4 percent. As pointed out by writer Greg Ip, unemployment has been this low only twice since 1990.

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Anirban Basu
Anirban Basu, Chariman Chief Executive Officer of Sage Policy Group (SPG), is one of the Mid-Atlantic region's leading economic consultants. Prior to founding SPG he was Chairman and CEO of Optimal Solutions Group, a company he co-founded and which continues to operate. Anirban has also served as Director of Applied Economics and Senior Economist for RESI, where he used his extensive knowledge of the Mid-Atlantic region to support numerous clients in their strategic decision-making processes. Clients have included the Maryland Department of Transportation, St. Paul Companies, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Players Committee and the Martin O'Malley mayoral campaign.
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