unemployment
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In the 1960s Arthur Okun invented the “misery index,” the sum of the inflation and unemployment rates, as a gauge of economic success.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Keynes believed that during high unemployment, the government should increase aggregate demand for goods and services by temporarily increasing government spending or temporarily decreasing taxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Momentum built around the movement which tapped into anger over unemployment, exam paper leaks and government accountability.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Jeffrey Bartash dug into the latest unemployment figures to describe a “low-hire, low-fire” job market.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
This made it seem like unemployment had decreased.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
Vocabulary lists containing unemployment
Eastern Europe - Introductory
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Western Europe - Introductory
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The Great Depression and The New Deal
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