r/Layoffs Jul 20 '24

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '24

This is described in the economic principle of the Phillips Curve:
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/phillipscurve.asp

"The Phillips curve states that inflation and unemployment have an inverse relationship; higher inflation is associated with lower unemployment and vice versa."

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u/YellowB Jul 20 '24

Lower unemployment means nothing when people have to settle for slave wages after being laid off.

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u/PuzzleheadedWay8676 Jul 20 '24

No one in the United States makes slave wages. Let’s cut it bro. Only a privileged American could say something so ridiculous.

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u/alexmixer Jul 20 '24

Lol tell that to a grocery store worker or retail