Pearson Education, in collaboration with the world's leading newspaper, The New York Times, is pleased to offer educators and students a carefully edited collection of recent New York Times articles for Economics.

Article:

"Chasing Full Employment"

Questions:

1. Why has it been so difficult for the U.S. government to pass legislation that guarantees full employment?

2. Does the full employment goal in the Humphrey-Hawkins Act of 1978 guarantee every American adult “the right to a job”? Explain your answer.

3. Given the information in the article, has the "full employment unemployment rate" been constant over time?