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The weak jobs recovery: whatever happened to "the great American jobs machine"?

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Richard B. Freeman
William M. Rodgers, III

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Authors Freeman and Rodgers find that the current recovery, which started in 2001, has been the worst in recent history in terms of job creation. They determine that the slow employment growth of the recovery is not attributable to the poor performance of a particular sector, nor is it concentrated in certain geographic areas. ; The authors conclude that the weak jobs recovery represents a major shift in the link between the labor market and the economy over the business cycle. They also find that the slow job growth has disproportionate effects on groups especially sensitive to business cycle swings, such as African-Americans, new labor-market entrants, out-of-school youth and less educated workers.

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Article provided by Federal Reserve Bank of New York in its journal Economic Policy Review.

Volume (Year): (2005)
Issue (Month): Aug ()
Pages: 3-18
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Keywords: Labor market Business cycles Economic conditions

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  1. Jaeger, David A., 2003. "Estimating the returns to education using the newest current population survey education questions," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 78(3), pages 385-394, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  1. Yilmaz Akyuz, 2006. "From Liberalization To Investment and Jobs: Lost in Translation," Working Papers 2006/3, Turkish Economic Association. [Downloadable!]
  2. Mdu Biyase & Lumengo Bonga-Bonga, 2007. "South Africa’s Growth Paradox," DEGIT Conference Papers c012_043, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade. [Downloadable!]
  3. Yilmaz Akyuz, 2008. "Managing Financial Instability in Emerging Markets: A Keynesian Perspective," Working Papers 2008/4, Turkish Economic Association. [Downloadable!]
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