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> Because it's [the unemployment rate] really a measure of employment 'churn' This is not accurate. Almost the opposite is true. More people switch jobs when
by greeneggs 9y ago
> Because it's [the unemployment rate] really a measure of employment 'churn'
This is not accurate. Almost the opposite is true. More people switch jobs when unemployment is low.
> So employment churn is at historically low rates really.
This is also not accurate. The US government measures job churn---it is called the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS)---and it is as high as it has ever been.
https://www.bls.gov/charts/job-openings-and-labor-turnover/opening-hire-seps-rates.htm https://www.bls.gov/charts/job-openings-and-labor-turnover/o...