Awhile back, I posted a graph showing the relationship between unemployment and capacity utilization. Here's an updated version: [Note: To highlight the relationship, the graph shows 100-(UN rate) on ...

In the past, there was a fairly close contemporaneous relationship between capacity utilization and unemployment. However, much like the relationship between output and unemployment, a lag in the ...

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The Anne Arundel County Council this week approved a new school utilization chart, which lists schools that are considered “open” or “closed” based on projected capacity. The vote was 4-3 down party ...

This is the most disappointing chart in the US economy, via Deutsche Bank's Torsten Sløk. What we're looking at here is an economy that appeared close to reaching "full capacity" and "full employment" ...