Macroeconomics + Economy 2009 Update 18th Edition by Campbell McConnell, Sean Masaki Flynn,Stanley Brue

Exercise 5

WHAT IS THE CURRENT U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE Visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics Web Site, www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.toc.htm , and select Employment Situation Summary. What month (and year) is summarized What was the unemployment rate for that month How does that rate compare with the rate in the previous month What were the unemployment rates for adult men, adult women, teenagers, blacks, Hispanics, and whites How did these rates compare with those a month earlier