Will the US unemployment rate exceed 10% again before 2030?
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takeoff.watch forecast: 6%. Unemployment is 4.2% and layoffs are near record lows. Going above 10% by 2029 would take a roughly 6-point jump, which since WWII has only happened through COVID; the 2009 crisis peaked at exactly 10.0%. AI, energy and financial risks add some tail risk, but not enough for 30%.
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The data series shows me 3 events in the past 7 decades, for a rate of 0.043 per year, or 0.257 per 6-year window. This calculator gives me a 22.7% base rate for that.
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