I will discuss some of the additional indicators I plan to consider in judging the strength of the labor market in connection with the Committee’s current asset purchase program.
If you will indulge me for a moment, I will tell you a little about my career.11 When I joined the Central Bank of Ireland as an Economist in 1996, it had just under 600 full-time staff, 13 divisions and a senior management team of just 8 people.