While the job openings and quits rates both edged up again in March, the bigger picture remains that labour market conditions have been stable over the past nine months or so, with few signs that shortages have begun to ease markedly, with the notable exception of the leisure & hospitality sector. That will maintain pressure on the Fed to raise rates aggressively until we see clearer signs that labour market shortages are beginning to ease.
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