Mar 26th, 2025
US Job Market and Consumers Look to be Weakening
Here’s one more reason to cling to a steady job: It pays to stay. Typically workers who snag a new position see higher pay bumps than those holding down the same job. But in February, median wage growth of 4.4% for job stayers surpassed a 4.2% gain for job switchers, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. The change, as measured by a three-month moving average, is yet another sign of a softening labor market. For the past year, employers have been slashing jobs over concerns about inflation, slowing economic growth and interest rates. Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO and Chief Strategist at QI Research, explains why the US central bank and Chairman Jerome Powell may be forced to rethink their near-term monetary policy strategy as both labor market and consumer spending data look to be pointing toward a US recession. Danielle speaks with Paul Sweeney and Jess Menton on Bloomberg Radio.







