Despite some optimism about the seeds of recovery, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) sees joblessness rising. The

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Despite some optimism about the seeds of recovery, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) sees joblessness rising. The CBO sees unemployment peaking at 10.4% next year from an average of 9.3% this year, before it falls to 9.1% in 2011.

Before the recession began, the U.S. unemployment rate was about 6 percent.

1. As a recession begins, firms quickly make layoffs. Is this rise in unemployment mostly a rise in frictional, structural, or cyclical unemployment?

2. Why does unemployment continue to rise as an expansion begins?

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Foundations Of Economics

ISBN: 9780134486819

8th Edition

Authors: Robin Bade, Michael Parkin

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