the dynamics of the aggregate unemployment rate across the four most recent recessions. This research finds an increased …Labor market research often focuses on transition rates between employment and unemployment without analyzing the … role for transition rates between nonparticipation and unemployment during the Great Recession and recovery. …

used to assess labor market conditions. While unemployment rates and nonfarm payroll losses are widely reported, a firm …

of the Great Recession—slightly larger than expected based on the historical relationships between unemployment and … enrollment, and significantly larger than expected if the unemployment rate had remained at 2007 levels. The increased enrollment …

Studies on the relationship between unemployment and body weight show a positive relationship between Body Mass Index … (BMI) and unemployment at the individual level, while aggregate unemployment is negatively related to a population …

Recessions lead to short-term job loss, lower levels of happiness and decreasing income levels. There is growing … disturbing long-run effect of recessions: young people who leave school in the midst of recessions are significantly more likely …

recessions. If benefits are too generous, however, the programs can lengthen unemployment and raise the unemployment rate. The …All developed economies have unemployment benefit programs to protect workers against major income losses during spells … of unemployment. By enabling unemployed workers to meet basic consumption needs, the programs protect workers from having …