If unemployment benefits were so high that they provided laid-off employees with 95% of their usual wages, what would likely happen to the official unemployment rate?

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1 Jun 2019
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28 May 2026

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When unemployment benefits are very generous, many individuals might remain classified as unemployed even if they are not actively seeking work, causing the official unemployment rate to overstate the real unemployment situation.

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