Jordan Weissmann: Unemployment rate and rent-to-income ratio were much worse in 2013

Jordan Weissmann: Unemployment rate and rent-to-income ratio were much worse in 2013
Unemployment and rent-to-income worsened

Jordan Weissmann rejects a description of the economy at that time, stating the unemployment rate was significantly worse, which led to falling wages.

Weissmann also notes that by 2013, the rent-to-income ratio was already very high.

Earlier, Weissmann noted that Washington DC reported a 5.4 percent job decline compared to the larger 6.2 percent employment loss from 2007 to 2009, highlighting a period of labor market weakness (link). He also reported that Obama-era tax hikes modestly slowed short-term growth, even as many experts viewed the measures as appropriate policy (link). These past observations provide context for his current views on wages and affordability.

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