Record Low Unemployment Indicates Trouble Ahead

Tags: Booms and Busts, The Fed, Unemployment, U.S. Economy

02/06/2023 Mark Thornton

Mark Thornton discusses the history of record low unemployment rates and the business cycle.

See “Unemployment Rate” (UNRATE) from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: Mises.org/MI_04_Chart

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