Given that unemployment rates have usually risen significantly in recessions, it is tempting to conclude that history is about to repeat itself, to the frustration of policymakers seeking soft landings in labour markets. But the pandemic has produced uncertainties that raise the possibility of jobless rates not rising too far.
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