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Unemployment

Unemployment occurs when a person is available to work and seeking work but currently without work. The prevalence of unemployment is usually measured using the unemployment rate, which is defined as the percentage of those in the labor force who are unemployed. The unemployment rate is also used in economic studies and economic indexes such as the United States' Conference Board's Index of Leading Indicators as a measure of the state of the macroeconomics. Read more at Wikipedia


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...is high, and the longer people are unemployed the longer they are likely to stay that way. Eventually, they may become discouraged and drop out of the labour force. So what can be done? The economic infighting about whether unemployment is structural (and...

Jobs for the long run

...is high, and the longer people are unemployed the longer they are likely to stay that way. Eventually, they may become discouraged and drop out of the labour force. So what can be done? The economic infighting about whether unemployment is structural (and...

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    THE Wide Bay Burnett's unemployment figures have dropped for April, but still remain well above the national rate.

    Published by The Gympie Times on 2012-05-21 13:19:00

    Portland's unemployment rate continued to drop in April. - Published on 2012-05-21 11:26:00 by Business Journal of Portland

    Portland's unemployment rate continued to drop in April.

    Published by Business Journal of Portland on 2012-05-21 11:26:00

    long-term unemployment chart - Published on 2012-05-20 20:30:00 by Daily Kos

    long-term unemployment chart

    Published by Daily Kos on 2012-05-20 20:30:00

    Unemployment rates are down in Kentucky and Indiana - Published on 2012-05-18 17:22:00 by WHAS11.com

    Unemployment rates are down in Kentucky and Indiana

    Published by WHAS11.com on 2012-05-18 17:22:00

    Human Resources Minister Diane Finley, seen in this February 21, 2012 file photo, says there is no

    Human Resources Minister Diane Finley, seen in this February 21, 2012 file photo, says there is no "silver bullet" for reducing youth unemployment.

    Published by Vancouver Sun on 2012-05-18 14:16:00

    Human Resources Minister Diane Finley, seen in this February 21, 2012 file photo, says there is no

    Human Resources Minister Diane Finley, seen in this February 21, 2012 file photo, says there is no "silver bullet" for reducing youth unemployment.

    Published by Montreal Gazette on 2012-05-18 14:15:00

    Unemployment_Benefits[1].JPG - Published on 2012-05-18 13:37:00 by MLive.com

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    Published by MLive.com on 2012-05-18 13:37:00

    Unemployment falls - but building low, lending low - Published on 2012-05-18 11:40:00 by Voice of Russia

    Unemployment falls - but building low, lending low

    Published by Voice of Russia on 2012-05-18 11:40:00

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