Unemployment

How Policy Takes Aim at Unemployment: Incentives for Both Businesses and Job Seekers

Hello and welcome back to this month’s blog series on unemployment. Moving on from last week’s exploration into the data and statistics, this week’s focus is on public policy. In this blog, we will explore policies that aim to decrease unemployment. Decreasing Unemployment: A Mathematical Perspective Last week, we explored the data on Kentucky’s unemployment […]

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Unemployment Rate– What It Actually Means For Kentucky and What It Doesn’t

With contributions from Danna Barnett Welcome to the first segment of our first monthly blog series! This week we are breaking down on of the most commonly cited- and misunderstood- economic indicators: the unemployment rate. Throughout the month of April, we will analyze the unemployment rate from several different angles. We will also gain different

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