In recent years, unemployment rates in some ECCU countries have been among the highest globally. This paper evaluates … significantly associated with high structural unemployment, while the global crisis added a cyclical component. Our analysis also … unemployment is related to the phase out of EU preferences on bananas/sugar exports or to a skills mismatch. As expected …

workforce during the Great Recession. Policy approaches to address high African American male unemployment are outlined in the …-2006 -- 2. African American Male Unemployment during the Great Recession in Comparison to Other Demographic Groups and …