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Why Low Unemployment Isn’t Better News

Why Low Unemployment Isn’t Better News

FromOnes and Tooze


Why Low Unemployment Isn’t Better News

FromOnes and Tooze

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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
May 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The U.S. unemployment rate is 3.6 percent, the lowest it’s been since the pandemic began in March 2020. So why aren’t we celebrating that? Adam and Cam dig into the other things bumming people out about the economy, as well as how low unemployment and inflation impact each other. In this first segment, Adam and Cam also answer the show’s first-ever listener audio question! After that, they look at Africa’s population boom and the economic questions that come along with it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
May 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Foreign Policy economics columnist Adam Tooze, a history professor and a popular author, is encyclopedic about basically everything: from the COVID shutdown, to climate change, to pasta sauce. On our new podcast, Tooze and FP deputy editor Cameron Abadi will look at two data points each week that explain the world: one drawn from the week’s headlines and the other from just about anywhere else Tooze takes us. Check out Adam Tooze’s column at https://foreignpolicy.com/author/adam-tooze/. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.