historically focussed on reducing unemployment (the tip of the iceberg), the group of inactive people (below the waterline) is much … larger. Therefore, we point to the clear limitations of the unemployment rate as the (single) key macro-economic indicator of … the health of the labour market. A parsimonious dashboard approach utilising the unemployment-to-population ratio and the …

policy-oriented studies have dealt with the evolution of unemployment in 2020, often country by country, this article focuses … on the evolution of unemployment as well as inactivity across European countries. Indeed, previous crises have typically … lead not only to more unemployment but also to larger numbers of discouraged unemployed and thus more inactivity. It …

policy-oriented studies have dealt with the evolution of unemployment in 2020, often country by country, this letter focuses … on the evolution of unemployment as well as inactivity across European countries. Indeed, previous crises have typically … lead not only to more unemployment but also to larger numbers of discouraged unemployed and thus more inactivity. It …

historically focussed on reducing unemployment (the tip of the iceberg), the group of inactive people (below the waterline) is much … larger. Therefore, we point to the clear limitations of the unemployment rate as the (single) key macro-economic indicator of … the health of the labour market. A parsimonious dashboard approach utilising the unemployment-to-population ratio and the …

the onset of the Great Recession, underemployment among older workers has been growing more rapidly than unemployment …

its successor Understanding Society. We find that the unemployment rate on leaving full-time education has large impacts …

Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to both unemployment and underemployment, which in our view are invalid. Without any evidence … the MPC in its assessment of the output gap reduces the level of unemployment because of its claim that long …-term unemployment has no effect on wages. We produce contrary evidence. The MPC further reduces the level of underemployment in the …

Comparing the unemployment insurance systems of the United States and of the United Kingdom it is shown that the US … unemployment insurance (UI) is the only system that provides for a negative feedback between UI expenditures and layoffs … ("experience rating"). The UK has no specific UI: Unemployment benefits are paid by the "National Insurance" which also covers …