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Unemployment Rates

Unemployment rates measure the percentage of the labor force that is actively seeking work but currently without employment, serving as a key indicator of economic health and social stability. Research published in this journal examines unemployment as a significant sociodemographic variable influencing mental healt…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 7 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 64× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2644-1101 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Unemployment rates measure the percentage of the labor force that is actively seeking work but currently without employment, serving as a key indicator of economic health and social stability. Research published in this journal examines unemployment as a significant sociodemographic variable influencing mental health and community well-being across diverse populations and contexts. Studies have investigated unemployment as a factor associated with depression at the community level in urban settings, explored its relationship to cognitive functioning in specific adult populations, and analyzed its role among variables contributing to psychological distress in both urban and rural communities. The journal's research also considers unemployment within broader socioeconomic analyses, including examinations of factors influencing substance use patterns in Caribbean nations and assessments of pandemic-related social and economic impacts in African contexts. This body of work reflects unemployment's importance not merely as an economic statistic but as a social determinant with measurable psychological consequences. Understanding unemployment rates and their correlates helps researchers identify vulnerable populations, inform public health interventions, and recognize the interconnections between economic conditions and mental health outcomes across different geographic and cultural settings.

Research published in this journal

7 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 7 articles above have been cited 64 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Human Psychology (ISSN 2644-1101).

Journal editorial board
Christopher Mesagno · Australia Larkin Lamarche · canada Giuseppe Lanza · Italy

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