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But our unemployment rates were so low in 2019, how could they have been lower with higher inflation?
by honkkong420 4y ago
But our unemployment rates were so low in 2019, how could they have been lower with higher inflation?
- celtain 4y agoWe have seen unemployment fall slightly below 2019 levels, but the more significant result of greater demand stimulation would have been reaching those levels of unemployment much faster, rather than taking a decade to recover from the great recession.
- honkkong420 4y agoThat seems to be entirely explained by labor force participation. Note the skyrocketing amounts of people with more than one job
- jonnycomputer 4y agohigh employment and higher inflation can go hand in hand, actually, just high unemployment and deflation can (in a recession).
- honkkong420 4y agoYeah that’s my point, inflation rates don’t really influence unemployment rates except at the margin