break even

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Is hiring now below the break-even rate?

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For one thing, the break-even rate is a moving target.

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Finally, the rate of hiring might even be falling below the so-called break-even rate — that is, the number of new jobs the economy has to create to absorb all the new entrants into the labor force.

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When hiring falls below the break-even rate, the unemployment rate tends to rise and sends negative signals to the public about the economy.

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Finally, the rate of hiring might even be falling below the so-called break-even rate — that is, the number of new jobs the economy has to create to absorb all the new entrants into the labor force.

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