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From the NY Times blog, Economix, this is a look at how this recession compares to past recessions. Although the unemployment rate is generally a concern of macroeconomics, we can analyse the labor market with a micro-prespective. From the graph, how do you compare this recession to those of the past? Would you say that there is a shortage or a surplus of labor in the market? Thinking back to the superbowl blog post, if a lot of demanders caused the price of tickets to increase, what will likely happen to the price of labor (i.e. wages) in this economic climate?
Jamal Atwell
2/18/2012 06:30:31 am
The graph clearly indicates that this current recession is significantly worse than past recession. I would say that there is a surplus of labor in the market because you have lots of people unemployed who "want" to work but can't find jobs, so there is a surplus of labor.
Gabriel
3/6/2012 03:37:25 pm
agreed Comments are closed.
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