By the time the FOMC met on September 16, the unemployment rate had fallen to 5.1%, the level that the Fed had earlier identified as full employment. Although there are still people who cannot find full-time jobs, driving the unemployment rate below 5.1% would, according to the Fed, eventually lead to unwanted increases in inflation.
首先，我们看看国内经济情况，从就业状况开始。9月16日FOMC会议举行时，失业率已下降至5.1%，这是美联储此前定义为充分就业的水平。尽管仍有人无法找到全职工作，但按照美联储的说法，让失业率下降到5.1%以下最终会导致有害的通胀升高。