Introduction to Economic Growth and Stability Chapter 8
Chapter 8 Table 8.1
Chapter 8 Figure 8.1
Historical U.S. Real GDP http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/GDPC1/106
Chapter 8 Table 8.2
Employment/Unemployment Categories Chapter 8 Figure 8.2 Employment/Unemployment Categories
Unemployment Rate u = (number unemployed/labor force) x 100% Labor Force Participation Rate = (labor force/total adult population) x 100% http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/CIVPART?&cid=10
Kinds of Unemployment Structural Unemployment Frictional Unemployment Technological change and/or industry migration Frictional Unemployment Workers voluntarily search for new jobs Cyclical Unemployment Associated with recession Seasonal Unemployment Affects different industries at different times of the year
Potential v. Actual Real GDP Chapter 8 Figure 8.3(a) Potential v. Actual Real GDP
Potential v. Actual Real GDP Potential Real GDP assumes “full employment” i.e., about 6% unemployment http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/GDPPOT/106 Actual Real GDP (or simply Real GDP) captures the actual unemployment rate http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/GDPC1/106
Historical Unemployment Chapter 8 Figure 8.3(b) Historical Unemployment http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/UNRATE/10
Chapter 8 Table 8.3
Historical Price Inflation Chapter 8 Figure 8.4 Historical Price Inflation
Real v. Nominal Interest Rates Chapter 8 Figure 8.5 Real v. Nominal Interest Rates