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Economic Indicators for Talent Strategy

Empower your talent management decisions with strategic insights from essential economic indicators.

  • Unemployment Rate: 6.7% in December, down 0.1 percentage points from November and below expectations of 6.9%, though it remained the second-highest reading since September 2021.
  • Inflation Rate: Decreased to 1.80% in December from 1.90% in November of 2024.
  • Interest Rate: The Bank of Canada cut its key interest rate by 50bps for a second consecutive decision to 3.25% in its December meeting, as expected by markets, to mark 175bps of cumulative rate cuts from this cycle’s peak of 5%.
  • Unemployment Rate: Decreased to 4.1% in December of 2024 from 4.2% in the previous month, below market expectations of 4.2%.
  • Inflation Rate: The annual inflation rate in the US rose for a 3rd consecutive month to 2.9% in December 2024 from 2.7% in November, in line with market expectations.
  • Interest Rate: The Fed announced another 25bps cut to the federal funds rate in December to the 4.25%-4.5% range and signaled just two rate cuts in 2025, totaling 50bps.
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