The headline US unemployment rate has changed little
over the past few months. In January, the rate moved up a tenth of a
point to 4.8 percent, still well within the range that the Fed sees as
consistent with its mandate to maintain maximum employment - the "Nairu," as economists call it.
The headline unemployment rate does not tell
the whole story, however. One of the key features of the labor market
during the Great Recession was the very strong rise in long-term
unemployment, defined as workers who remain jobless, but continue to
seek work, for 27 weeks or longer. As the next chart shows, the share of
all unemployed who are out of work 27 weeks or longer remains much
higher than was the case this far into previous expansions. > > >
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