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Unit 2 Macro: A Jobs Boost for the US Economy
8th January 2012
Could 2012 provide stronger news for the US economy and offer President Obama a decisive electoral dividend in the run up to the November Presidential Election?
The recent jobs data in the USA looks more promising for hopes of a significant pick-up in growth and employment all of which will help attempts to control the fiscal deficit. This news report from AlJazeera looks at the latest US unemployment figures. Falling unemployment provides a platform for rising aggregate demand and stronger short term economic growth. And stronger economic activity in the world’s biggest economy is good news for the UK too!
Guardian: How silly does the party that said no to stimulus look now? (David Blanchflower, Jan 2012)
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.