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The jobless rate is expected to stay unchanged at 4.9%, its lowest level since November 2007. This decline occurred despite a rebound in the participation rate, up 0.5 percentage…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210237
ISSN: 2633-304X
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March figures continued the 2% growth trend, keeping the unemployment rate close to its lowest level in more than 50 years. The median length of time an individual is unemployed…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243076
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The US economy faces a period of slow growth and possibly a short and shallow recession, but this is unlikely to cause a significant weakening of labour markets.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275398
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Rates of disability fell from 2010 to early 2020 and rates of drug overdoses began to stabilise as the persistently unemployed were drawn back into employment, particularly…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254608
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US employment and wage pressures.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB232147
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Prospects for the US economy in 2016.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206493
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One of the more troubling features of the economic recovery, for workers and politicians alike, is lagging wage growth. This could indicate a substantial shift in the US economy…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB198439
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Puerto Rico has suffered from an inability to service its debts, as its economy has been in or near recession since 2005. Its population has declined -- especially the working age…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB197864
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This has implications for the size of the workforce and the living standards that the US economy is capable of supporting. It will also have broader consequences for the US…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266460
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Last year, employee resistance, reinforced by tight labour markets, frustrated employer hopes for a return to the office. This year, employers are reluctantly accepting that…