Divorce rates expected to increase as unemployment rate decreases
On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Divorce on Friday, May 6, 2011. When unemployment rates rose during the past several years, many sociologists also expected to see the divorce rate rise at the same time. However, when a recent study was conducted that looked at the effect of unemployment on marriage after the recession; sociologists were surprise to see the opposite is actually true and that the divorce rate has actually decreased. When looking at statistics from all 50 states – Missouri included – it was found that before 1980 when unemployment numbers had risen, divorce followed the same trend. But when looking at this