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If the Economy’s So Bad, Why Is the Unemployment Rate So Low?

Unemployment, U.S. Poverty, Fiscal Policy, Macroeconomics, Labor Markets

Rebecca M. Blank, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies

Joint Economic Committee

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