This special report from *The Economist* looks at cross-national unemployment, finding that the U.S. experience differs remarkably from other OECD countries such as Germany. The report examines a variety of economic, social, and policy factors. Bill Frey comments on Americans’ post-recession tendency to stay put rather than move to where the jobs are.

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