The more Americans that are working, the healthier our economy. Policymakers and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve are supposed to strive to achieve maximum employment. The governors of the Federal Reserve, however, have begun to raise interest rates to put the brakes on the U.S. economy despite evidence that we are not yet at peak employment. The governors expect that inflation will increase when we reach peak employment, but inflation continues to be low. By their own standard, we are not there yet.