Background: Although unemployment rates are at historical lows, there is still a persistent gap between unemployment …. Conclusions: Lowering the disproportionate rate at which black men are incarcerated will not in itself eliminate the unemployment …

This paper discusses various concepts of unemployment rate benchmarks that are frequently used by policymakers for … particular, we propose two broad categories of unemployment rate benchmarks: (1) a longer-run unemployment rate expected to … prevail after adjusting to business cycle shocks and (2) a stable-price unemployment rate tied to inflationary pressures. We …

not the case. Although unemployment is low, the labor market is not 'tight'. On the contrary, we show that what matters …

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 …

Beveridge curve (BC), which indicates the relationship between unemployment and vacancy rates. This research analyzes the … unemployment-vacancy rate dynamics in the Turkiye labor market during both the global financial crisis and COVID-19 periods. The … away from the origin. The unemployment and vacancy rates both increase over time, with a leftward (rightward) shift of BC …

(unemployment generosity, tax wedge, active labour market policies, employment protection legislation, product market regulation …

increasing unemployment. A key question is which policies have this effect. Using a 3-year panel of 90 countries, the study finds … that the unemployment rate is affected by the existence, duration, and replacement rate of unemployment insurance. Hiring … unemployment. These results are broadly in line with the extensive literature on countries of the Organisation for Economic Co …