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The New York Times reported some of the causes and consequences of higher black unemployment in February 2018: "Even at the low of 6.8 percent recorded in December [2017] — it climbed back to 7.7 percent in January — the unemployment level for black Americans would qualify as a near crisis for whites. And the relative gains have not erased ...
There are many domestic factors affecting the U.S. labor force and employment levels. These include: economic growth; cyclical and structural factors; demographics; education and training; innovation; labor unions; and industry consolidation [2] In addition to macroeconomic and individual firm-related factors, there are individual-related factors that influence the risk of unemployment.
Buildings in Rio de Janeiro, demonstrating economic inequality. Effects of income inequality, researchers have found, include higher rates of health and social problems, and lower rates of social goods, [1] a lower population-wide satisfaction and happiness [2] [3] and even a lower level of economic growth when human capital is neglected for high-end consumption. [4]
Unemployment benefits during the pandemic also replaced a bigger share of lost income than in previous recessions. The median replacement rate was 103% in 2020, versus 56% in 2009 and 64% in 2010 ...
Divide the hypothetical number of unemployed by the 153.7 million-person workforce to arrive at what he thinks the unemployment rate would be if unemployment insurance had been cut off at 26 weeks ...
Some have argued that the recent lack of job creation in the United States is due to increased industrial consolidation and growth of monopoly or oligopoly power. [6] The argument is twofold: firstly, small businesses create most American jobs, and secondly, small businesses have more difficulty starting and growing in the face of entrenched existing businesses (compare infant industry ...
Unemployment remains below 4%, job openings still exceed the number of unemployed people seeking work and employers are still pumping out jobs at a brisk pace. But elevated inflation still looms ...
A purely neoclassical view of the macroeconomy rejects the idea that monetary policy can have real effects. [31] Neoclassical macroeconomists argue that real economic quantities, like real output, employment, and unemployment, are determined by real factors only.