The labor market in the Great Recession

Michael Elsby, Bart Hobijn and Aysegul Sahin

No 2010-07, Working Paper Series from Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Abstract: This paper documents the adjustment of the labor market during the recession, and places it in the broader context of previous postwar downturns. What emerges is a picture of labor market dynamics with three key recurring themes: 1. From the perspective of a wide range of labor market outcomes, the 2007 recession represents the deepest downturn in the labor market in the postwar era. 2. Until recently, the nature of labor market adjustment in the current recession has displayed a notable resemblance to that observed in past severe downturns. 3. During the latter half of 2009, however, the path of adjustment has exhibited important departures from that seen in prior deep recessions.

Keywords: Labor market; Unemployment; Recessions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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