Labour market conditions still strong

The latest NFIB small business and JOLTS surveys indicate that the disappointing gain in payroll employment in August was just a blip rather than the start of a major slowdown. What’s more, the surveys still suggest that the tightening in the labour market will spill over into faster wage growth.  

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