This Week's Topic - All About Unemployment

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us This Week's Topic - All About Unemployment Hi all, Hopefully this information on unemployment isn't relevant to you directly.  :)  That said, it's important to understand how unemployment numbers are calculated and why full employment doesn't necessarily mean an unemployment rate of zero.  Consider this a good opportunity to brush up before the next jobs report comes out next Friday! Cheers, Jodi Join the Facebook Page Follow Me on Twitter Jodi Beggs Economics Expert Understanding the Employment Situation Summary What is the jobs report and what does it tell us about the state of the economy?   READ NOW Share Statistical Measures of Unemployment What are all the different flavors of unemployment rates calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics?  READ NOW Share Types of Unemployment Why isn't all unemployment considered the same from an economic perspective?  READ NOW Share The Meaning of Full Employment Why are there still unemployed people when "full employment" is reached?  What does full employment mean, anyway? READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • What is the Evidence for a 6th Century Fog Across Europe and Asia Minor? • Can You Name the 21 Countries Bordering the Mediterranean Sea? • What Does the French idiom "Avoir du Pain sur la planche" mean? • 21 Sweet Father's Day Quotes From Daughters to Dads • 21 Great Ways for Sons to Say, 'Happy Father's Day!' • 5 Smart (and Somewhat Unorthodox) Ways to Graduate Without Paying a Dime • What is The Difference Between the United Kingdom, Great Britain, and England? • Top 3 Things Every Daughter Expects From Her Dad Advertisement About Education   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Economics newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved

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