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ECO285 - ECO285 - MacroeconomicsMacroeconomics
Dr. Dennis Foster - Spring 2014Dr. Dennis Foster - Spring 2014
The NatureThe Natureand Concepts and Concepts
of of UnemploymentUnemployment
peak
trough
recoverycontraction
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Required reading The Unemployment Rate & Beyond.
Unemployment Insurance & moral hazard.
Reconciling survey data.
Taking the “Un” out of unemployment.
How the government measures unemployment.
Discouraged workers.
Shadow statistics unemployment rate.
Why is unemployment so high?
Deciphering the government’s data.
Why aren’t farmers counted?
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UnemploymeUnemploymentnt
Measured rate depends on– the population,
– the civilian population,
– the civilian population over 16 yrs. old (&…),
– the labor force,
– and whether one is looking for work.
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Jan 2014 - Getting from A to Z
317.5
162.0155.5 145.5
10.2
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Who is unemployed?Who is unemployed?
To be unemployed, you have to be in the labor force and willing/able to work and looking for work. Who is not counted:– Full time student looking for a job.– Retirees looking for a job.– But, if either has a job, they are employed!
To be employed, you have to be working (!)– at least 1 hour during survey week, or– absent from work due to illness, vacation, strike.
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Data – Numbers Employed
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Unemployment rate by schooling
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Unemployment duration, 1994-2014
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Unemployment & the LFPR
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Unemployment rate – 6 degrees of Unemployment rate – 6 degrees of separationseparation
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Current data on the six U’s
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A paradox about A paradox about unemploymentunemployment
Yes!!!Yes!!!
If the labor force is rising at the same time.If the labor force is rising at the same time.
For example: UFor example: Ur r = 5,000/100,000 = = 5,000/100,000 = 5%,5%,
and, now Uand, now Ur r = 7,500/110,000 = = 7,500/110,000 = 6.82%,6.82%,
Can the number of people Can the number of people employed rise at the same employed rise at the same time as the unemployment time as the unemployment
rate rises?rate rises?
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Why do people get unemployed?
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Data – seasonal adjustments
To remove the influence of predictable seasonal fluctuations, such as:– Students graduating in May and entering
the labor force.– Christmas shopping season and temporary
boost in employees.– Other seasonal activities – Snowbowl, Grand
Canyon, et al.– Weather-related effects on employment.– Other holiday effects.
All the data you see is adjusted.
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ECO285 - ECO285 - MacroeconomicsMacroeconomics
Dr. Dennis Foster - Spring 2014Dr. Dennis Foster - Spring 2014
The NatureThe Natureand Concepts and Concepts
of of UnemploymentUnemployment
peak
trough
recoverycontraction