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natural rate of unemployment

British  

noun

  1. another name for NAIRU

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AI could raise the economy’s equilibrium interest rate and potentially increase the natural rate of unemployment.

From Barron's

If AI permanently reduces demand for certain types of jobs, the natural rate of unemployment could rise.

From Barron's

The labor market remains near equilibrium, but slightly above the Fed’s view of the natural rate of unemployment.

From MarketWatch

While most Fed policymakers estimate full employment to be around 4.5%, “my own instinct is that the natural rate of unemployment is higher,” Powell said last month.

From Reuters

I fear the idea of a “natural rate of unemployment” will come back with a vengeance unless we banish it.

From Los Angeles Times