Unemployment occurs when a person is able and willing to work but currently without work. The prevalence of unemployment is usually measured using the unemployment rate, which is defined as the percentage of those in the labor force who are unemployed. The unemployment rate is also used in economic studies and economic indices such as the United States' Conference Board's Index of Leading Indicators as a measure of the state of macroeconomics.

The causes of unemployment are disputed. Keynesian economics emphasizes unemployment resulting from insufficient effective demand for goods and services in the economy (cyclical unemployment). Others point to structural problems and inefficiencies inherent in labour markets; structural unemployment involves mismatches between demand and supply of laborers with the necessary skillset, sometimes induced by technologies or globalisation. Classical or neoclassical economics tends to reject these explanations, and focuses more on rigidities imposed on the labor market from the outside, such as unionization, minimum wage laws, taxes, and other regulations that may discourage the hiring of workers (classical unemployment). Yet others see unemployment as largely due to voluntary choices by the unemployed and the time it takes to find a new job (frictional unemployment). Behavioral economics highlights phenomena such as sticky wages and efficiency wages which may lead to unemployment.

There is also disagreement on how exactly to measure unemployment. Different countries experience different levels of unemployment; traditionally, the United States tends to experience lower unemployment levels than countries in the European Union, although there is some variation there, with countries like the UK and Denmark outperforming Italy and France and it also changes over time (e.g. the Great Depression) throughout economic cycles.

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Sat Jul 31 11:40:29 2010

Is it possible to go off unemployment for six weeks and after six weeks pick up unemployment again?
Q. I live in Ohio and have been on unemployment since last November. A local Contractor has asked if I would like to help him build a house. He tells me he could keep me busy for six weeks and that its. So I will be without a job again. Will it be possible for me to start getting unemployment again if I go off unemployment while working for those six weeks?
Asked by quickquestion - Fri Nov 13 19:24:19 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. In Texas yes depending on the circumstances.
Answered by rambo - Fri Nov 13 19:30:50 2009

How high will unemployment go with no banks giving operation loans to business?
Q. At what % unemployment will the riots start? We will be at 12% unemployment by the end of February. Once the unemployment riots start Civil War #2 will be right behind it as unemployment still climbs and the public begins to demand prison for Bush and his Cabal including all the Saudi bankers in America.
Asked by tired_of_lies_2 - Sun Jan 11 09:02:48 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You ain't seen nothin' yet. The US is economically an inverted pyramid just beginning to tumble with the break up of the bottom support.
Answered by tomcat - Sun Jan 11 09:39:27 2009

What changes were made to unemployment now that Congress voted to extend benefits?
Q. I've been on unemployment for a while now and it was just cut off about a month ago. After trying for nearly a year, I've been unable to find a job. I was very excited when I heard that Congress voted to extend unemployment benefits, but I haven't heard anything about it since. Is it final? Does it need more approvals? Where does that extension stand now?
Asked by allardja - Thu Jul 29 12:50:17 2010 - - 0 Answers - 0 Comments

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