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JumpCrisscross • today at 4:39 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

> if labor demand exceeds supply, unemployment will stay close to its natural bottom

In the private sector. The public sector (and what I'd call non-discretionary hiring, e.g. in healthcare) makes the response a bit more inelastic.


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toomuchtodo • today at 5:05 PM

And healthcare hiring is only going to go up, and remain inelastic, because of an aging population (increasing demand for healthcare services).