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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | December 02, 2016

NAFCU Chief Economist Curt Long Statement on November Jobs Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Washington (Dec.2 , 2016) - National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) Chief Economist Curt Long issued the following statement in response to the Labor Dept.'s November employment report.

"November was a bit of a mixed bag as far as jobs were concerned. While the headline figure for job growth is a positive, both labor force participation and wage growth declined," said Long. "Still, the report provided no impediments for a rate hike from the Fed later this month, and a quarter-point increase is now a certainty."

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Patty Briotta
Director of Public Relations
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pbriotta@nafcu.org