In the wake of the disappointing July payrolls release, which revealed an unexpected near-stagnation in employment over the summer, Fed Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged in his Jackson Hole speech that “downside risks to employment are rising”. Furthermore, the deterioration in labour demand was probably more severe and started earlier than the current vintage of payrolls show.
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