Focus on Economic Data: The Unemployment Rate - August 2003
Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
The unemployment rate for the month of August was 6.1 percent, a slight decrease from the 6.2 percent in July. Total employment fell by 93,000 in August. The fall in employment has received the most attention in the news.
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