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Unemployment rate
The unemployment rate is the proportion of the economically active population (those in work plus those seeking and available to work) who are unemployed.
Unemployment measures people without a job who have been actively seeking work within the last four weeks and are available to start work within the next two weeks
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Unemployment nudges up to 3.8% and real wages fall 3% in a year
18th April 2023
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Economics of the Phillips Curve
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UK Economy - Are there 3 million hidden unemployed?
31st January 2023
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Social Costs of High Unemployment
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Is cyclical unemployment starting to rise in the UK economy?
19th December 2022
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UK Economy Update: What is a Tight Labour Market?
25th November 2022
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Update on the UK Economy - October 2022
24th October 2022
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UK Economy - Unemployment rate falls to lowest level since 1974
13th September 2022
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2022 Exams - Key Statistics on the UK Economy
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Unemployment - Selection of Revision MCQs
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The Unemployment Trap
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Unemployment - 2021 Revision Update
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Mass Unemployment - Policies to Protect Jobs
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What is Economic Scarring?
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Coronavirus update: Businesses Cut Jobs as Demand Falls Away
30th July 2020
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Coronavirus update: How high will unemployment rise in 2020?
24th July 2020
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Is the UK sleep-walking into an unemployment crisis?
28th June 2020
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UK economy set to be hit hardest of leading economies
11th June 2020
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Labour Migration & Jobs: Revision Essay Plan
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Huge rise in the claimant count as recession bites
20th May 2020
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Unemployment [Head Start in A-Level Economics]
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UK Economy: Can the UK reach full-employment?
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Measuring Unemployment (2020 Update)
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Low unemployment and longer hours
18th November 2019
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Macro Policies to avoid an Economic Recession
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The state of the UK economy (Oct 2019) - an 'Elevator Quiz' activity
22nd October 2019
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Factors that can cause an economic recession
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Synoptic Economics: Falling Unemployment
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UK Economy Update 2019: Inflation and Unemployment
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