persons  Aged 65 or over  85  Female aged 15-64  4  80  Male aged 15-64 Total  75  2  70 0  65 60  50 CY 75  -2  Unemployed persons Employed persons Population aged 15-64  55  80  85  90  95  00  Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
Given the large unemployment rates and negative output gaps, the US Federal Reserve has indicated that the policy rate – the federal funds rate – will remain near zero till late 2014. The policy rate would thus remain near zero for almost six years, going by the Fed’s current assessment.