Chapter three discusses labor markets. Use the Internet to find current information about U.S. labor markets. Open the homepage of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov and find the answers to the following questions.
- What is the latest national unemployment rate?
- What is the latest national unemployment level?
Click on the Employment Situation Summary
- What category of workers had the lowest unemployment rate?
- What were the average hourly earnings?
Go back to the homepage and click on State Unemployment Data
- What state has the lowest unemployment rate?
- What state has the highest unemployment rate?
