Focus on Economic Data: Employment and Unemployment October 3, 2014
Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
This lesson uses the latest employment and unemployment data release by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, for the month of September, reported Oct. 3, 2014. The lesson presents the various BLS definitions regarding labor force attachment, as well as discusses the two surveys used in data collection. It also presents the BLS alternative measures of unemployment. This is a basic lesson, which will be built upon as the academic year progresses.
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