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Fundamentals of Economics , Second Edition
William Boyes, Arizona State University
Michael Melvin, Arizona State University
Internet Exercises
Current Labor Market Conditions

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.
  1. What is the latest national unemployment rate?
  2. What is the latest national unemployment level?

    Click on the Employment Situation Summary

  3. What category of workers had the lowest unemployment rate?
  4. What were the average hourly earnings?

    Go back to the homepage and click on State Unemployment Data

  5. What state has the lowest unemployment rate?
  6. What state has the highest unemployment rate?





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