OVEREMPLOYMENT: The condition in which resources are more actively engaged in the production of goods and services than they are willing and able to at current prices. This condition is most important for short-run macroeconomic activity and short-run aggregate market analysis. In particular, overemployment is a key reason for the positive slope of the short-run aggregate supply curve. Overemployment is a primary reason the macroeconomy is able to produce MORE than full-employment production in the short run. Another reason is natural unemployment.

     See also | employment | labor | labor market | unemployment | gross domestic product | short-run aggregate market | full employment | inflexible prices | resource prices | purchasing power | nominal wage | real wage |

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