Debate on Causes of Joblessness Grows What is the cause of the high unemployment rate? One side says there is not enough government spending. The other says it’s a structural problem—people who can’t...

Debate on Causes of Joblessness Grows What is the cause of the high unemployment rate? One side says there is not enough government spending. The other says it’s a structural problem—people who can’t move to take new jobs because they are tied down to burdensome mortgages or firms that can’t find workers with the requisite skills to fill job openings.