C H A P T E R Unemployment 13

© 2003 South-Western 2 Pattern of Unemployment Rates over Time and Across Demographic Groups, 1950–2001 Figure 13.1 SOURCE: Historical A Tables, Bureau of Labor Statistics,.

© 2003 South-Western 3 Components of the Labor Force, 2001 Figure 13.2 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment and Earnings (January 2002). Also see.

© 2003 South-Western 4 Distinguishing Between Types of Unemployment Figure 13.3

© 2003 South-Western 5 Hypothetical Frequency Distribution of Wage Offers Figure 13.4

© 2003 South-Western 6 The Stigler Model of Job Search Figure 13.5

© 2003 South-Western 7 Unemployment Caused by Rigid Wages Figure 13.6

© 2003 South-Western 8 Unemployment Rates by Demographic Group, Occupation, and Industry, 1998 and 2001 Table 13.1 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment and Earnings.

© 2003 South-Western 9 Gross Flows of People Between Labor Force Categories, Monthly Averages, 2001 Figure 13.7 Note: Numbers in parentheses are millions of persons. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, unpublished data.

© 2003 South-Western 10 Reason and Duration of Unemployment by Gender, Race, and Age, 2001 Table 13.2 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment and Earnings (January 2002), Tables 27 and 31.

© 2003 South-Western 11 The Beveridge Curve, 1960–1996 Figure 13.8 SOURCE: Adapted from Hoyt Bleakley and Jeffrey C. Fuhrer, “Shifts in the Beveridge Curve, Job Matching, and Labor Market Dynamics”: Figure 3; authors converted monthly data to annual averages.

© 2003 South-Western 12 Unemployment in Ten Countries, 1960–2000 (in Thousands, Approximating U.S. Concepts) Table 13A.1 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics,.

© 2003 South-Western 13 Unemployment Rates for Four Countries, 1959–2000 Figure 13.A1 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics,.

© 2003 South-Western 14 Unemployment Rates in Ten Countries, 1960–2000 (Percent, Approximating U.S. Concepts) Table 13A.2 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics,.

© 2003 South-Western 15 Unemployment in Ten Countries, by Gender, 1960–2000 (Percent, Approximating U.S. Concepts) Table 13A.3 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, comparative civilian labor force statistics,.

© 2003 South-Western 16 Unemployment in Ten Countries, by Gender, 1960–2000 (Percent, Approximating U.S. Concepts) Table 13A.3 (Cont) SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, comparative civilian labor force statistics,.

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