Alexis Herman Economy Quotations

I always say we don't have a worker shortage in this country, we have a skill shortage, ... This is an economy that needs skilled workers and what we're trying to do is manage the change that is taking place and help provide those skills so that more positions can be filled.

I think this report brings in good news for the American economy and the American worker, ... We continue to add jobs, in part due to the healthy showing in the construction industry.

I think the response from the market is basically an indication that everyone believes that we're going to continue to this solid path of growth that we've been on, that the economy continues to perform, ... Productivity is very much in line with wage gains, so I don't think we see any signs of inflation on the horizon.

It's a very strong, very solid report, ... Virtually every sector in the economy was growing.

The biggest concern is the impact of the Asian situation on the manufacturing sector of the economy, ... We continue to be concerned about job declines in that area, but . . . the underpinnings of the economy are still very strong in other sectors.

I really don't think we can make too much out of one month's report. I don't think it's enough for us to predict where the economy is headed right now.