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Patricia Green | In search of tangible solutions for housing conundrum

With keen interest I followed the Office of the Prime Minister town hall meeting on ‘Housing and Land: Building Jamaica’, held on August 31 in Montego Bay. The prime minister repeatedly stated, “I am the minister of housing.” It was good to hear. ....

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Not Looking for Work: Why Labor Force Participation Has Fallen During the Recession

Job creation fell sharply after the recession began, and has not recovered. The government’s response has been largely ineffective. ....

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Not Looking for Work: Why Labor Force Participation Has Fallen During the Recession

The American economy is experiencing the slowest recovery in 70 years. In addition to persistently high unemployment, labor force participation has fallen sharply since the recession began in December 2007. Today, 5.7 million fewer Americans are working or looking for work. This drop accounts for virtually the entire reduction of the unemployment rate since 2009 those not looking for work do not count as unemployed. ....

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Not Looking for Work: Why Labor Force Participation Has Fallen During the Recovery

The workers who have dropped out of the labor force for economic reasons are primarily engaged in collecting disability benefits or studying in school. ....

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