We propose a highly tractable way of analyzing business cycles in an environment with random job search both off- and on-the-job (OJS). Heterogeneity in productivity across jobs generates a job ladder ...

Understanding these cycles can help you make strategic financial decisions. In an expansion phase, businesses thrive, and unemployment rates drop, creating a favorable environment for job seekers.

Business cycles are also affected by seasons of the ... And the costs for severance pay, unemployment insurance, outplacement and retraining may also be steep. Remember: Even if your income ...

About 30,000 more people are unemployed than a year ago, and some forecasters say another 10,000 or 15,000 could be out of ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased moderately last week, consistent with ...

Employers added 143,000 jobs last month, signaling a more subdued labor market even as the unemployment rate edged down to 4 ...

Last week’s increase was consistent with steadily easing labour market conditions, though opportunities for those out of work ...

https://doi.org/10.15609/annaeconstat2009.138.0077 • https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.15609/annaeconstat2009.138.0077 Copy URL By being indexed backwards on the wage ...