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Post by djAdvocate on Jan 9, 2016 23:00:10 GMT -5
as you know, i am not a big fan of WFP as a measure of "unemployment". i am, however, very interested in how it relates to another statistic- the EPR.  as you can see, during NORMAL periods, the EPR and the WFP are almost identical. during the great recession, the two fell WAY out of phase with each other. the EPR fell to nearly 61%, almost 4% BELOW WFP, and has been recovering ever since. however, it looks like they will be getting back together this year. does anybody have any clue why this is true, or is this too arcane to interest even the most economically curious, here? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2016 23:51:06 GMT -5
The EPR includes people who have stopped looking for work.
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