US employment data for February was released, and the number of non-agricultural workers increased by more than 310,000 from the previous month, exceeding market expectations.
Although the unemployment rate has risen, it remains at a low level, and attention will be paid to the impact on future policy decisions of the FRB = Federal Reserve Board, which is the central bank of the United States.
The U.S. Department of Labor released 311,000 non-agricultural workers last month, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's employment report on the 10th.
The number of visitors exceeded the market's expectation of about 220,000, and the increase was conspicuous in fields such as "leisure and hospitality," "retail," and "government institutions."
The unemployment rate was 3.6%, up 0.2 percentage points from the previous month, but it remained at a low level, indicating a continued labor shortage.
Workers' average hourly wages also rose ▽4.6% compared to the same month last year and ▽0.2% compared to the previous month, which is below market expectations.
However, in the United States, it is pointed out that a major factor behind inflation is the movement to pass on labor costs to prices, especially in the service industries such as tourism and restaurants, where labor shortages are serious.
At the meeting to decide monetary policy in late March, Chairman Powell of the Fed has indicated a policy to decide the amount of interest rate hike based on the latest employment statistics, etc., and attention will be paid to the impact on future policy decisions.