BY MARTIN KICH One of the refrains over the past four to five years has been how many Americans are unemployed but uncounted in the “official” unemployment figures. The following chart does not suggest that chronic unemployment does not exist among certain demographic groups or in certain locations, nor does it suggest that a sizable…
You cannot make the case that “right to work” increases employment opportunities by comparing these two maps: __________________________ Previous posts in this series have included: Part 1: Population Growth and Movement: https://academeblog.org/2013/04/03/2666/. Part 2: Immigration: https://academeblog.org/2013/04/21/right-to-work-by-the-numbers-part-2/. Part 3: Unemployment Rates, by State: https://academeblog.org/2013/04/30/right-to-work-by-the-numbers-part-3/. Part 4: Historic Highs and Lows in Unemployment, by State:…
The following chart, showing the job losses that have occurred in the nine economic recessions that have occurred since World War II and the rebound in job growth following those recessions, very recently appeared in Business Insider. The chart has been taken from the site Calculated Risk, and the brief accompanying article quotes Bill McBride…
Historic Highs and Lows in Unemployment In my previous post in this series, I closed by noting that proponents of “right to work” might very well want to emphasize that eight of the ten states with the lowest current unemployment averages are “right to work” states. Those states are Virginia, Oklahoma, Iowa, Wyoming, Utah, South…