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Transcript of Lectures in Macroeconomics- Charles W. Upton Unemployment and the BLS.
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Lectures in Macroeconomics- Charles W. Upton
Unemployment and the BLS
IUE
IU
CLF
IUU
IUECLF
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Unemployment and the BLS
Some Issues
• What do we mean by unemployment?
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Unemployment and the BLS
Some Issues
• What do we mean by unemployment?– What does the BLS mean by Unemployment?– What do economists mean by unemployment?
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Unemployment and the BLS
Some Issues
• What do we mean by unemployment?
• Is unemployment a good thing?– Why a healthy economy has unemployment– The natural rate of unemployment
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Unemployment and the BLS
Some Issues
• What do we mean by unemployment?
• Is unemployment a good thing?
• Unemployment and the Business Cycle
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Unemployment and the BLS
The BLS and Unemployment
• The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes monthly unemployment data.
• Interviews a sample of 60,000 workers.
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Unemployment and the BLS
Classification
• Employed (E)– worked at least one hour for pay last month.
• Voluntarily unemployed (VU)– not employed and not looking for work (including people in college, prisons, military, retired, stay-at-home mothers, etc.)
• Involuntarily unemployed (IU) – not employed and actively looking for work
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Unemployment and the BLS
The Unemployment Rate
• Civilian Labor Force (CLF)
• Unemployment Rate (U)
IUE
IU
CLF
IUU
IUECLF
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Unemployment and the BLS
A Critique
• The Idea is good. We want to know the CLF and the percent unemployed.
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Unemployment and the BLS
A Critique
• The Idea is good. We want to know the CLF and the percent unemployed.
• Excluding children and Voluntary Employed makes sense
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Unemployment and the BLS
A Critique
• The Idea is good. We want to know the CLF and the percent unemployed.
• Excluding children and Voluntary Employed makes sense
• The BLS also makes seasonal adjustments.– Unadjusted U goes up in June and down in
December.
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Unemployment and the BLS
Some Issues
• How do you count this worker?
• E
• IU• VU
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Unemployment and the BLS
Some Issues
• How do you count this worker?
• E
• IU• VU
• John was fired for incompetence and now looking for a comparable job.
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Unemployment and the BLS
Some Issues
• How do you count this worker?
• E
• IU• VU
• John was fired for incompetence and now looking for a comparable job.
IU
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Unemployment and the BLS
Some Issues
• How do you count this worker?
• E
• IU• VU
• Sally quit to have a baby
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Unemployment and the BLS
Some Issues
• How do you count this worker?
• E
• IU• VU
• Sally quit to have a baby
VU
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Unemployment and the BLS
Some Issues
• How do you count this worker?
• E
• IU• VU
• Beth took early retirement. Seeking a new position that does not involve relocation. Knows that nothing local is available
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Unemployment and the BLS
Some Issues
• How do you count this worker?
• E• IU• VU
• Beth took early retirement. Seeking a new position that does not involve relocation. Knows that nothing local is available
IU
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Unemployment and the BLS
Some Issues
• How do you count this worker?
• E
• IU• VU
• Bill works during tourist season in a dude ranch and draws unemployment compensation the rest of the year.
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Unemployment and the BLS
Some Issues
• How do you count this worker?
• E
• IU• VU
• Bill works during tourist season in a dude ranch and draws unemployment compensation the rest of the year.
IU
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Unemployment and the BLS
Some Issues
• How do you count this worker?
• E
• IU• VU
• Joan has a 15 hour a week job, but wants to get full time employment
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Unemployment and the BLS
Some Issues
• How do you count this worker?
• E
• IU• VU
• Joan has a 15 hour a week job, but wants to get full time employment
E
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Unemployment and the BLS
Some Issues
• How do you count this worker?
• E
• IU• VU
• David was laid off two months ago. Expects to be rehired when demand picks up in a month or two. Doing repairs on the house.
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Unemployment and the BLS
Some Issues
• How do you count this worker?
• E
• IU• VU
• David was laid off two months ago. Expects to be rehired when demand picks up in a month or two. Doing repairs on the house.
IU
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Unemployment and the BLS
Some Issues
• How do you count this worker?
• E
• IU• VU
• Michael expects to graduate from college at the end of the semester, but is in despair about getting a job then.
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Unemployment and the BLS
Some Issues
• How do you count this worker?
• E• IU• VU
• Michael expects to graduate from college at the end of the semester, but is in despair about getting a job then.
VU
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Unemployment and the BLS
Some Issues
• How do you count this worker?
• E
• IU• VU
• Frank, aged 52, was laid off. Knows he cannot get a job in his profession so doesn’t try.
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Unemployment and the BLS
Some Issues
• How do you count this worker?
• E
• IU• VU
• Frank, aged 52, was laid off. Knows he cannot get a job in his profession so doesn’t try.
VU
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Unemployment and the BLS
The Process
IU
VU
E
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Unemployment and the BLS
The Process
IU
VU
E
IU
VU
E
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Unemployment and the BLS
The Process
IU
VU
E
IU
VU
E
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Unemployment and the BLS
The Process
IU
VU
E
IU
VU
E
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Unemployment and the BLS
The Process
IU
VU
E
IU
VU
E
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Unemployment and the BLS
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