Ethan Harris Quotes

The labor market's going to have a long, slow climb. Corporate America is going to use whatever means it can to boost output without hiring. They're going to wait and wait for confirmation that growth is really picking up before they move into serious job hiring.

- Ethan Harris

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Labor | Long | Slow | Climb | Corporate |

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That's something [economists] should have sitting in [the] back of their mind... We are not forecasting that, because it's hard to figure out a timing of such an event. You want to see evidence of things falling apart before you predict it. But I think the risks to the economy are greater in 2005 than in 2004. - Ethan Harris

Because growth is looking good and financial conditions are good, they'll keep moving up. But they're close to the end. - Ethan Harris

If job growth is just 50,000 a month, you can be sure that the unemployment rate is going to rise at some point in the coming months. - Ethan Harris