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  2. Monetary policy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Headquarters of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, D.C. The monetary policy of the United States is the set of policies that the Federal Reserve follows to achieve its twin objectives (or dual mandate) of high employment and stable inflation. [1] The US central bank, The Federal Reserve System, colloquially known as "The Fed", was created in 1913 by the Federal Reserve Act as the ...

  3. Unemployment in the United States - Wikipedia

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    For example, as of September 2017, the unemployment rate (formally defined as the "U-3" rate) in the United States was 4.2% representing 6.8 million unemployed people. [4][5] The unemployment rate was calculated by dividing the number of unemployed by the number in the civilian labor force (age 16+, non-military and not incarcerated) of ...

  4. Technological unemployment - Wikipedia

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    The term technological unemployment is used to describe the loss of jobs caused by technological change. [1][2][3] It is a key type of structural unemployment. Technological change typically includes the introduction of labour-saving "mechanical-muscle" machines or more efficient "mechanical-mind" processes (automation), and humans' role in these processes are minimized. [4] Just as horses ...

  5. Vocational education - Wikipedia

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    Vocational education is known by a variety of names, depending on the country concerned, including career and technical education, [2] or acronyms such as TVET (technical and vocational education and training; used by UNESCO) and TAFE (technical and further education).

  6. Erdiston Teachers' Training College - Wikipedia

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    The Erdiston Teachers' Training College campus comprises the Pine Plantation Great House and further land on the Pine Hill escarpment. [7] It is unclear whether building is the original, built in 1756 by William Barwick, adorned by subsequent owners, or a new building. It was later owned by Sir Graham Brigg and Sam Manning. The Government of Barbados obtained the property from the Manning estate.

  7. Cities in the Great Depression - Wikipedia

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    Throughout the industrial world, cities were devastated during the Great Depression, beginning in 1929 and lasting through most of the 1930s. Worst hit were port cities (as world trade fell) and cities that depended on heavy industry, such as the steel and automotive industries. Service-oriented cities were hurt less severely. Political centers such as Canada, Texas, Washington, London and ...

  8. Early 1990s recession in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States entered a recession in 1990, which lasted 8 months through March 1991. [1] Although the recession was mild relative to other post-war recessions, [2] it was characterized by a sluggish employment recovery, most commonly referred to as a jobless recovery. Unemployment continued to rise through June 1992, even though a positive economic growth rate had returned the previous ...

  9. Red Bank Regional High School - Wikipedia

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    Red Bank Regional High School (often abbreviated RBR) is a comprehensive regional four-year public high school and school district that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from the boroughs of Little Silver, Red Bank and Shrewsbury, three municipalities in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [7][8][9][10] The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association ...