Alternative measures of unemployment (IS 924 A5)
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چکیده
From the Great Depression of the 1930s to the recent recession, the consequence most frequently associated with an economic downturn has been unemployment. Unemployment figures, in fact, are often cited as an indicator of the severity of economic conditions. And as unemployment rises, so does concern that the official rate reported each month by Statistics Canada may not be measuring the full extent of the problem.
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