By Michael S. Derby

NEW YORK, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Anna Paulson said Friday her main concern right now is the state of the job market, in remarks that also ‍said the current state of monetary policy should help bring down inflation to the Fed’s 2% target.

“On net, I am still a little more concerned about labor market weakness than about upside risks to inflation,” Paulson said in a speech prepared for a gathering held by the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce in Wilmington.

“That’s partly because ‌I see a decent chance that inflation will come ‌down as we go through next year” with the waning of tariff impacts, which have been the main driver of price pressures overshooting the target this year.

While Paulson did not offer any forward-lookin

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