Trésor-Economics No. 139 - What’s behind the United States' falling unemployment rate?
The rapid fall in the United States' unemployment rate has been accompanied by a decline in the labour force participation rate that has accelerated since the crisis. After peaking at 10.0% of the labour force at the end of 2009, the unemployment rate has fallen steadily, reaching 5.9% in September 2014. Lower unemployment stems primarily from brisk job creation; however, it occurred against the b... Lire la suite