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Bloomberg
The U.S. Labor Market's Prison Penalty
Aug.14 -- Peter Wagner, Prison Policy Initiative co-founder, discusses the unemployment rate for formerly incarcerated people. He speaks with Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal, Lisa Abramowicz and Scarlet Fu on "What'd You Miss?"
Bloomberg
Fed's Powell Says 'Noteworthy Risks' to Economy Remain
Nov.13 -- Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the current stance of monetary policy is likely to be sufficient provided the economy stays on track, but warned that “noteworthy risks” remain to the record U.S. expansion. He speaks...
Curated Video
Economists: U.S. Entered Recession In February Due To COVID-19
The National Bureau of Economic Research says the recession began in February, right after the economy peaked.
Curated Video
Weekly Jobless Claims Are Back Above 1 Million Mark
The numbers came in higher than economists expected.
Bloomberg
Bosomworth: Inflation Targets Offer No Easy Solution
Oct. 20 -- Andrew Bosomworth, head of portfolio management in Germany for Pimco, discusses central banks' inflation targets and allowing economies to run hot. He speaks with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
Curated Video
Report Says U.S. Jobless Claims Rise To 412,000
Some economists expect hiring to catch up with demand in the coming months.
Curated Video
Census Bureau Says Income Inequality Is The Highest In 50 Years
Census data indicates income inequality in the U.S. last year was the highest in 50 years, despite low unemployment and record economic growth.
Bloomberg
Why the Phillips Curve Is Seen as Irrelevant
Jul.13 -- J.W. Mason, Roosevelt Institute senior fellow, evaluates Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's testimony before Congress this week and what it means for the path of monetary policy. He speaks with Bloomberg's Romaine...
Khan Academy
Unemployment Rate Primer, Current Economics, Finance and Capital Markets
Ever wonder how the Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates the ever-changing unemployment rate? Sal explains this by breaking down the US population into subsets, including the labor force and the unemployed. He explains the formula for...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Economic Indicators
Series of videos reviews essential economic concepts including price inflation, Consumer Price Index, Gross Domestic Product, and unemployment rates.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve and You: What Is Unemployment?
Short video [0:35] explaining the official definition of unemployment and what the unemployment rate is.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Unemployment: Unemployment Rate Primer (V2)
How the unemployment rate is calculated and what factors affect it.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Unemployment: Unemployment Rate Primer
This video explains how the headline unemployment rate (U-3) is calculated.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Unemployment
Analyzing unemployment data to show that "real" unemployment is worse than the headline numbers show. [12:53]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Worked Free Response Question on Unemployment
This video walks through part of question 3 on the 2018 AP Macroeconomics exam. Learn how to solve problems about calculating the unemployment rate, calculating the labor force participation rate, and the relationship between...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Natural, Cyclical, Structural, and Frictional Unemployment Rates
Economists typically focus on three kinds of unemployment: cyclical, frictional, and structural. Learn about them, and how they relate to the business cycle, in this video. [5:38]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Example Free Response Question From Ap Macroeconomics
This video walks you through the concepts covered on an AP Macroeconomics Free Response Question. [10:58]