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15 Books If You Love The Queen & The Royal Family

15 Books To Read If You Love The Royal Family

Do you love to read about the British Royal Family and their secretive lives? To satisfy your curiosity about the most famous monarchs in the world, here’s a list of 15 books that you must read if you’re a fan of the Royal Family.

1. The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser, and the Wardrobe

The book is all about life inside Buckingham Palace. Coming from the perspective of Queen Elizabeth’s dresser of 25 years, this book covers royal fashion.

2. HRH

While discussing one outfit after another, the author takes the reader through a journey from post-WWII to Megxit. The book talks about four of the most iconic Royal Family women.

3. Before the Crown

If you love reading romance novels, this book should be on the top of your list. It highlights and imagines a setting in which Princess Elizabeth meets Philip for marriage.

4. Buckingham Palace

From an interior designer who is also an artist, this book is a vivid description and guide to Buckingham Palace. This book plans the perfect illustrations for Royal Family fans.

5. Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret

Encompassing the possible aspects and imaginable outcomes of Queen’s sister’s life, this book is one of the most popular Royal biographies on the internet.

6. Queen Elizabeth and Philip: A Royal Love Story

If you’re interested in the background of the Royal Family, try out this book that covers the love story of Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth with some rare Royal Family photos.

7. Lady in Waiting

This book dramatically showcases the life of those in the inner circle of the Royal Family. It outlines the life of Anne Glenconner, befriending Princess Margaret and the Queen.

8. Matriarch

If you have spent enough time learning about what’s happening in the Royal Family these days, you’re probably curious about the family’s history. Here’s a book about Queen Elizabeth’s dear biological mother.

9. The Royal Family

Do you wonder if certain events actually took place? Read this amazing book that tells shocking details about some of the most memorable events involving the royal family.

10. Finding Freedom

Swift through this attention-grabbing book’s pages to learn about the events leading up to Meghan and Harry’s departure from the Royal Palace.

11. Elizabeth the Queen

Find out more about the life of Queen Elizabeth as a modern-day monarch in this book.

12. Meghan: A Hollywood Princess

What do you know about Meghan, Duchess of Sussex? Read this book to learn how Meghan met Harry in the author’s words.

13. Snowdon

Dive into the details of Princess Margaret’s husband’s life and how he tackled issues during his time with the Royal Family.

14. The Windsor Knot: The Queen

This novel series involves Queen Elizabeth and tracks the journey of her solving a murder mystery that took place surprisingly at a supper event.

15. The Duke

Right before the passing of Prince Philip, this book gained popularity as it outlined and covered the eccentricities of his life.

Conclusion

These 15 books can surely add to your fandom for the Royal Family. Consider reading them according to your interests and preferences to learn things about the Royal Family that you didn’t know before. Some of the books are also part of a series, so they have sequels as well!

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The 9 Best Moments Of The Tokyo Olympics

The 9 Best Moments Of The Tokyo Olympics

From 23rd July to 8 August 2021, the Tokyo Olympics took place with a year delay because of a pandemic. But, considering the health emergency and strict protocol the organizers didn’t allow any audiences.

Best Moments from Tokyo Olympics

Here are 9 best moments of the Tokyo Olympics that you should know:

1.     History Made by Elaine Thompson-Herah

The Jamaican sprinter, Elaine Thompson-Herah became the first woman to win 100-200m at consecutive Olympic Games. No woman succeeded in defending the 100m and 200m titles. Because of her consistent win, she became the undisputed sprinting queen.

2.     Memorable Skateboarding Competition

Skateboarding is an exciting game that is made up of the Olympics. This is good news for many skateboarders. It was a refreshing and fun-to-watch game without tantrums and egos. The first winner of the skateboarding game was the local Yuto Horigome.

3.     Prolific in the Pool

Caeleb Dressel rules the pool games. He had 12 total swims in six different events and won five gold medals. He became the fourth male to make such record-breaking wins, after winning gold medals in five Olympics events. On the other hand, Emma McKeon won seven gold medals, which include four gold medals.

4.     Felix Makes History

Allyson Felix is an American sprinter who won another gold medal. She is one of the successful women in the Olympics with one bronze, three silvers, and six gold medals. People are comparing her with Carl Lewis’ 10 Olympics medals, which is a record.

5.     Tears of Joy

Tom Daley waited a long time to win an Olympics gold medal. Since his first dive in 2008, he managed to win this time. He stood atop the podium with Matty Lee and celebrated the win. Daley is now an Olympics champion after 16 years of struggle.

6.     Canada’s Victory

Canada defeated the US to become the number one team in women’s football. When Julia Grosso made her winning penalty kick, the team flocked to her with joy. Also, Quinn is now the first non-binary, trans athlete to win a gold medal.

7.     Magic Zverev

Alexander Zverev became the best tennis player by winning the men’s singles gold medal. He is the first German player to win a singles tennis gold medal. His win at the Tokyo Olympics was the best moment of his career.

8.     New Pool Queen

Australian athlete, Ariarne Titmus won the women’s swimming in both 200m and 400m freestyle swim. After her 400m won, her coach, Titmus had an incredible reaction. Also, she won a silver medal in the 800m swimming competition.

9.     Sharing the Love

Mutaz and Gianmarco sharing the gold medal were one of the touching moments of the event. After two hours of high jump final, both managed to clear 2.39m. Before announcing their shared win, Mutaz Essa Barshim inquired with the officials whether they can share the medal and they said yes.

Conclusion

Although Tokyo Olympics was an incredible event and a dream comes true for many athletes, these are some outstanding moments that inspired many people.

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4 Of Our Favorite Super Bowl Commercials

4 Of Our Favorite Super Bowl Commercials

Whether it is the halftime show or commercial, super bowl officials know how to promote and rank their event. Below, you will find some popular Super Bowl commercials that many people love:

1.    Golden Memories by Lays

When Seth Rogan and Paul Rudd are together, it is hard to produce something that is not funny. Let’s take this Super Bowl Lay’s commercial. This two-minute advertisement is an example of their comedy level. In this advertisement, Rogan and Rudd recall the good times they shared. Although this might not sound funny, both actors made people laugh.

They shared a memory about a plane crash, a road trip, and getting kidnapped. They also discussed the time when Rogan moved into a haunted house and got into a turf war. In the middle of every scene, they sit outside Rogan’s wedding ceremony while eating Lay’s.

2.     Mind Reader by Amazon

This 90-second ad features Colin Jost and Scarlett Johansson. The advertisement explains what would happen when Alexa started to read our minds. The punchline of this ad is, life will become a nightmare, especially for couples living together. In this ad, Alexa became an omniscient genie and read Scarlett’s and Colin’s thoughts, and implemented it in different ways.

This advertisement looks like another episode of Black Mirror with a comedic angle. The screenwriter did an incredible job with the writing. In a scene, Colin watches Scarlett creating a dramatic scene about an upcoming show. She tells Colin that the show is opening on March 8. Alexa chimes in and sets a reminder for his death on March 8.

3.     Zeus & Hera by BMW

This 60-second Super Bowl ad is a masterpiece with a vision that Gods go to Palm Springs when they retire. This BMW advertisement features Arnold Schwartzenegger and Salma Hayek. They played the role of Zeus and Hera. They moved to a resort town in Southern California. But, Zeus gets bored of his new life and recalls his golden days.

Zeus becomes so frustrated from life that he causes a blackout in a city. But, one day when he took “Peggy” the mini-pegasus to a walk, he found that Hera gifted him an electric BMW IX. This is another example of promoting by introducing A-list celebrities. This is a remarkable technique to market a brand.

4.     The New Frontier by Salesforce

This New Frontier advertisement by Salesforce diverts the audience’s attention from the modern space race and metaverse to the Earth. It explains that when we have so much to fix on this Earth why to move to another planet or virtual universe. Salesforce features Matthew McConaughey and the ad starts with a view of the cosmos and brings the viewers back to the Earth as we see it from space. This ad gives a celestial and expansive vibe and perfectly fits the star of Interstellar.

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The 7 Best Halftime Shows in Super Bowl History

The 7 Best Halftime Shows in Super Bowl History

The Super Bowl hosts many outstanding football games. But, there are other bigger reasons to watch Super Bowl. The halftime show is a must-see section of the event. The first performance took place in 1967 and since then many celebrities increased Super Bowl viewership.

Top Super Bowl Halftime Moments

Here are some best halftime show moments in Super Bowl history that earned high ratings:

1.     Destiny Child Reunion

In 2013, Beyonce, a 28-times Grammy winner had a reunion with Destiny’s Child bandmates. This was a surprise reunion that left Super Bowl crowd cheering in joy. The bandmates Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland performed Independent Women Part I with Beyonce. The reunion caused delay in the game’s second half.

2.     “Purple Rain” In The Rain by Prince Halftime Show

Prince started his halftime 2007 show with some originals and covers, which includes “Baby I’m a Star” and “We Will Rock You”. The Super Bowl performance went classic when he started signing “Purple Rain” when the rain started.

3.     Michael Jackson’s Moment Of Silence

Michael Jackson, a legendary singer had a two minutes moment of silence in front of over a 100 million viewers. However, the audience couldn’t follow him, intensifying the cheers. After standing silently for couple of minutes, he started the show with a mash up of “Black or White” and “Billie Jean”

4.     Leap of Faith by Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga took a Leap of Faith in 2017 after performing a pre-recorded medley at halftime. Hundreds of aerial drones were surrounding her as she drop from the roof of Houston’s NRG stadium. After she landed on the stage with wires, she danced and sang “Just Dance”, “Poker Face”, and “Bad Romance”. After the songs she took a leap and catches a football.

5.     Left Shark by Katy Perry Halftime Show

In 2015, the Katy Perry performance became the most watched show during halftime with more than 118.5 million viewers. Her set had a robotic shooting star and a giant metallic lion. She performed “Left Shark”, which was later dubbed by her costumed backup banker.

6.     Power Slide by Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen’s performance at 2009’s Super Bowl halftime was indescribable. He sung famous hit songs “Glory Days”, and “Born to Run”. Also, people loved the show for his stage-slide, which end up as a fail and he went straight into the camera.

7.     9/11 Tribute by Bono Halftime Performance

The first Super Bowl game after September 11 attack was outstanding where U2 paid tribute to the people who lost their lives in the incident. While the Irish rockers played “MLK” and “Beautiful Day” the lead singer Bono reveal an American flag from under his jacket.

The above-mentioned Super Bowl halftime moments were popular and most-watched in the history of Super Bowl.

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The Apps I Use Every Day That Make Life Easier

The Apps I Use Every Day That Make Life Easier

You need smart tools to make your life easier in this fast paced world. Otherwise, you won’t be able to succeed with your goals. There are many tools or applications available to maximize your productivity and live a smarter life. This piece will discuss some apps that I used every single day and found effective to make my life easier. Let’s review these apps:

1.     Calm

Meditation has a plethora of benefits to obtain mental peace and clarify thoughts. That’s why meditation classes are mostly full. Calm is a meditation and mindfulness app with a simple and easy interface. If you want to improve your meditation game, you can download the app and enjoy the calmness. The app includes many background sounds such as silent clouds, mountain lakes, and sunset beaches.

2.     Spendbook App

Many of us spend more than what we actually earn. I used to be the same. But, since I downloaded Spendbook to track my finances, I can cut off additional expenses and save more. This application has a user-friendly and sleek interface. Using this app you can customize your spending and record your daily expenses in different categories. The app also includes advanced financial tools such as interactive and intuitive charts to manage everyday income and expenses.

3.     RunKeeper

Do you want to meet your fitness goals but don’t have a personal trainer? You can download RunKeeper to challenge yourself, lose weight, and even practice for a race. You can choose from different levels and customize your running plans. Also, you can partner with your friends and celebrate progress with them. Also, you can compare workout routines and compete with them.

4.     Airtasker App

Whether it is a weekday or a weekend, handling your house chores such as vacuuming and gardening is always overwhelming. A few months ago I found an app, Airtasker that allows me to easily outsource my tasks with few clicks on my smartphone. This application is incredible as it allows you to hire cooks, gardeners, and even revivalists for personal assistance. With this app, you can hire people to handle menial tasks, while you enjoy the weekend.

5.     Pocket

Do you love reading articles and blogs, but don’t get enough time during weekdays? If yes, then you should download Pocket. Pockets allow you to save articles and videos for later. I found this application quite effective as it enabled me to save important content and access them from any interlinked device. What’s more, you can view the saved content even while you are offline. So, if your travel quite often, you can save important content to read on the flight or the bus.

Conclusion

Digital innovation has changed the way we used to perform our daily tasks. The above-mentioned applications are a few examples but there are thousands of apps to simplify your lives. You can find personal and professional applications for different devices such as computers and smartphones to prioritize your tasks and achieve goals.

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Harry Potter: How I Feel About It 20 Years Later

20 Years Later: How I Feel About Harry Potter

It has been 20 years now since a young boy named Harry Potter took us on a magical adventure in Hogwarts. Since then, the fan base of Harry Potter dramatically increased. Still, people can’t stop talking about Harry Potter and the 8 movie series.

The first day of the year 2022 was special for Potterheads as Warner Bros. organized a 20-year reunion special. Harry Potter fans around the world were excited about New Year’s Day, not because it was the start of another year, but because of the reunion.

1.     Every Potter Fan Was Once a Wizard

If you are from the potter generation then you would know what “wingardium leviosa” is. Do you still remember all the magical spells from the potter world? Why wouldn’t you, because the movie was brilliantly designed. People still remember the character and even dialogues. It wouldn’t be wrong if we say that we were all mentally present in the world of Harry Potter.

2.     The Magical Creatures

Do you remember the three-headed dog named Fluffy, the deathly basilisk, and Aragog the spider? All these creatures, beasts, and animals were created to live inside the wizarding world. The way JK Rowling used her imagination to bring creepy and cute creatures alive and connect emotions to them is simply fascinating. Also, a special shout out to Dobby, the free elf.

3.     Hogwarts is More Than a Set

The way Harry Potter fans remember the secret corridors, heritage, and moving staircase is incredible. On the other hand, when we return to the muggle world everything becomes boring. Admit it, you used to love Hogwarts more than your school, don’t you?

4.     The Breadth of Imagination

From the philosopher stone to the Hogwartz’s castle, everything is merely an imagination. But, Rowling took a major part of the series from real life. She turned normal things into a wizarding parallel universe. For instance, she came up with the idea of Quidditch, from a fight with her brother.

5.     It Gave Us Many Lessons

Throughout the movie serial, there are a plethora of lessons that we learn from Harry Potter. There are numerous incidents of bravery from facing bogarts to killing Voldermort. We can find loyalty, intelligence, and friendship. Talking about loyalty, how can we forget Snape’s action? From the start till his death, we used to believe that he is behind the major setbacks in the movies. But the truth was the opposite. In reality, he was protecting Harry Potter. Didn’t you cry when the actual Snape intention was revealed? We all did.

Conclusion

If you grew up along with that 11 year boy and his friends and dreamt about receiving an invitation letter to join Hogwarts then you will feel the same as they did. Even after the second wizard war, the story continues.

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5 Best Books for Your New Year’s Resolutions

5 Best Books for Your New Year’s Resolutions

New Year is here and we are ready to change our future after the pandemic and other negative energy surrounding our lives. This could very well be the year when you move toward success and struggle to achieve a healthy life. So, make sure you determine your strategy and stick to it. We’ve listed the best books for your New Year’s resolution here!

Best Books for Your New Year’s Resolution

This year, read motivational books and create the right strategies to fight unproductive habits. Reading books can make you proactive and help you control your decisions. You can learn from other people’s experiences to deal with negativity and develop the power to change for good. Here are the five best books to help you achieve your New Year’s resolutions:

1. Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig (Buy Now)

We live in a world where we are anxious and stressed all the time. Although social media platforms keep us connected, we are still lonely than ever. To deal with this negative and lonely world this year, you should read “Notes on a Nervous Planet”. In this book, Matt Haig highlighted the issues that we face in the world. Furthermore, this book includes effective techniques to stay happy in the 21st century. Haig wrote this book from a personal perspective, which gives you a new way to look at current problems and learn to solve them.

2. Hanger Management by Susan Albers (Buy Now)

When we are hungry, we experience instant lash or crashes. In this book, Albers explained how hanger leads to impulse eating and poor decisions. She also suggested some ways to ignore hunger, eat healthy food, and prevent overeating. She further explains how these preventive measures can change your mood and behavior.

People think that hanger management is not possible. But that is not true. With this book, Albers shares some management tips and strategies to make healthy decisions and control the hanger cycle. Following these methods, you can nourish your body and maintain a positive mood.

3. The Big Life by Ann Shoket (Buy Now)

When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, career goals lead the list. But, every year we choose career goals that most of us fail to achieve. The problem is we focus only on the job. But, Ann Shoket’s book “The Big Life” emphasizes showing the bigger picture. The book explains how millennials should understand the problems with their money, passion, and love. She tried to connect youth with the realities of working. If you are looking for a solution to move forward in your life, you should buy this book.

4. Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon (Buy Now)

Austin Kleon explains creativity is an accessible and fun way. This book is a guide to start living a creative life. Whether you are an accounting manager or a starving artist, you should read this book. It will help you shed the fears that prevent you from taking the first steps.

5. All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister (Buy Now)

Don’t get confused with the title of the book. This book isn’t about non-dating women. Instead, the book highlights the advantages and disadvantages of long-term dating. Rebecca Traister went through extensive research to decode the meaning of relationships from history. So, if you want to understand the deep meaning of coupledom, you should read this book this year and set your relationship goals.

Conclusion

These books will help you stick to your New Year’s resolution and will encourage you to maintain a progressive life. Hopefully, you will be able to achieve your New Year’s resolution this year.

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10 Books To Read If You Want To Improve Yourself

10 Books To Read If You Want To Improve Yourself

Reach for books that ignite passion, educate you, and motivate you to take action. While there are so many books in every corner of the world, we have chosen the 10 best ones for you today. Give them a read and make the impossible possible!

1.   The Only Skill That Matters – Jonathan A. Levi

Jonathan Levi provides you with the tools that you need to face future problems with, whether in your career or private life. The book has a great outline to help you learn better things. It is a game-changer and is a hit among people who have already read it.

2.   Fooled by Randomness – Nassim Nicholas Taleb

This book teaches us something we hear from very few people: you may do everything correctly and yet lose, or you can do everything wrong and still win. It is not about the end result, but the things that led you there. This book will help you create such a viewpoint to live in a world that you don’t completely comprehend.

3.   The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen R. Covey

The book shares seven habits to adopt in order to be genuinely productive in anything you want to do. Covey also discusses the importance of paradigm shift, i.e., a change in how we view ourselves and the world. The book is full of wisdom!

4.   Eat That Frog – Brian Tracy

Procrastination is a huge problem nowadays. We have so many distractions around us that it is hard to concentrate. The author of this book advises methods to save ourselves from procrastinating. It gives you deep insights on how to break the procrastination spell and focus on your priorities.

5.   The attention Revolution – B. Alan Wallace

The advent of technologies has caught our attention in the strongest way possible. This book guides us to empower ourselves with meditational strategies. It gives you a strong outline to take your focus back and focus on training your mind to achieve the important things in life.

6.   Mindsight – Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.

The author has combined neuroscience, psychoanalysis, and meditation to create an effective book. It includes everything that you want to know about reprogramming your brain by combining social and emotional intelligence.

7.   How to Win Friends and Influence People – Dale Carnegie

This is one of the oldest self-improvement books; and a huge success. It talks about the importance of self-worth and guides you to achieve important goals. The book tells us the importance of making the other person feel appreciated in order to do a successful business partnership with them.

8.   The 4-Hour Workweek – Timothy Ferriss

The author has done a good job of getting across the importance of the digital lifestyle. He also emphasizes starting your business and keeping a high level of energy in doing so. A must-read to develop your attitude, productivity, and health.

9.   Let Go! – Pat Flynn

Let Go! Is an inspiring story of the author himself. He shares the challenges he faced, and what led him to succeed in those challenges. This book should be in your collection to get inspired by the author’s entrepreneurial skills.

10. Habit Stacking – S. J. Scott

The author of this book talks about habit stacking in your life. He states that instead of making a dozen changes in your life, make tiny changes. Scott shares interesting strategies to inspire the act.

Go buy a book today!

There are thousands of books penned down by inspirational people. Applying those lessons in our life can also turn it around for the better. It is all about the mindset you adopt after reading the motivating words.

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Read These Books If You Love The Royal Family

Read These Books If You Love The Royal Family

Do you love to read about the British Royal Family and their secretive lives? To satisfy your curiosity about the most famous monarchs in the world, here’s a list of 15 books that you must read if you’re a fan of the Royal Family.

1. The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser, and the Wardrobe

The book is all about life inside Buckingham Palace. Coming from the perspective of Queen Elizabeth’s dresser of 25 years, this book covers royal fashion.

2. HRH

While discussing one outfit after another, the author takes the reader through a journey from post-WWII to Megxit. The book talks about four of the most iconic Royal Family women.

3. Before the Crown

If you love reading romance novels, this book should be on the top of your list. It highlights and imagines a setting in which Princess Elizabeth meets Philip for marriage.

4. Buckingham Palace

From an interior designer who is also an artist, this book is a vivid description and guide to Buckingham Palace. This book plans the perfect illustrations for Royal Family fans.

5. Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret

Encompassing the possible aspects and imaginable outcomes of Queen’s sister’s life, this book is one of the most popular Royal biographies on the internet.

6. Elizabeth and Philip: A Royal Love Story

If you’re interested in the background of the Royal Family, try out this book that covers the love story of Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth with some rare Royal Family photos.

7. Lady in Waiting

This book dramatically showcases the life of those in the inner circle of the Royal Family. It outlines the life of Anne Glenconner, befriending Princess Margaret and the Queen.

8. Matriarch

If you have spent enough time learning about what’s happening in the Royal Family these days, you’re probably curious about the family’s history. Here’s a book about Queen Elizabeth’s dear biological mother.

9. The Royals

Do you wonder if certain events actually took place? Read this amazing book that tells shocking details about some of the most memorable events involving the royal family.

10. Finding Freedom

Swift through this attention-grabbing book’s pages to learn about the events leading up to Meghan and Harry’s departure from the Royal Palace.

11. Elizabeth the Queen

Find out more about the life of Queen Elizabeth as a modern-day monarch in this book.

12. Meghan: A Hollywood Princess

What do you know about Meghan, Duchess of Sussex? Read this book to learn how Meghan met Harry in the author’s words.

13. Snowdon

Dive into the details of Princess Margaret’s husband’s life and how he tackled issues during his time with the Royal Family.

14. The Windsor Knot

This novel series involves Queen Elizabeth and tracks the journey of her solving a murder mystery that took place surprisingly at a supper event.

15. The Duke

Right before the passing of Prince Philip, this book gained popularity as it outlined and covered the eccentricities of his life.

Conclusion

These 15 books can surely add to your fandom for the Royal Family. Consider reading them according to your interests and preferences to learn things about the Royal Family that you didn’t know before. Some of the books are also part of a series, so they have sequels as well!

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Falling Unemployment Could Add To Worries

Falling Unemployment Could Add To Worries

Introduction

When you hear about the unemployment rate going down, you are led to assume that’s good news. In fact, we have always been taught that a low unemployment rate means the job market – and economy – are strong.

While that is typically and usually true, there are exceptions to that. We are currently in a jobs climate where a falling unemployment rate might be a bad thing in some ways. In fact, some experts are fearful for the future of the U.S. economy because of the dropping unemployment numbers. Why is that? What is causing this fear? How can a low unemployment rate be a bad thing?

What is Unemployment?

Before we can discuss what the latest unemployment numbers mean and how it could be a negative thing for the future of the economy, let’s define what unemployment actually is.

According to the U.S. government, the official unemployment rate is strictly defined as the percentage of workers who are unemployed and actively looking for a job. In other words, it’s the number of Americans who are searching for work and currently don’t have a place paying them for their services.

Recently, the American unemployment rate skyrocketed to heights that hadn’t been seen in decades. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, millions upon millions of Americans lost their jobs seemingly overnight. In just a matter of weeks, 16.8 million people filed for unemployment due to shelter-at-home orders.

At the height of the virus, more than 20.5 million would-be workers were laid off. That means the unemployment rate was at 14.7%, which surpassed the 10% mark seen in the depths of the financial crisis.

Current Unemployment Numbers

According to the most recent Labor Department figures, the unemployment rate has been reduced to 5.1% from 5.2%. That’s down from around 15% only a few months ago. Those appear to be positive figures.

While any growth is welcome, some are concerned that the figures are insufficient. Economists anticipate that companies recently added 485,000 jobs to their payrolls, an increase over August but not as large as the monthly gains seen earlier in the summer.

But the numbers, while moving in the right direction, have some analysts worried for other reasons.

What Do They Mean?

As previously stated, the official unemployment rate published by the Labor Department only includes jobless persons who are not working nor actively seeking for work. It is important to note that millions of people stopped working and also stopped hunting for jobs when the coronavirus ravaged the economy in early 2020.

These people are left out of the jobs reports from the Labor Department. In many ways, they have given up the hunt for a job that suits them. That is why some analysts and experts are actually worried about the newest job numbers because it means that millions of people are throwing in the towel and no longer looking for employment. That is a dangerous, scary thought and could prove troublesome in the months and years ahead.