Curated OER
Focus on Economic Data: US Employment and the Unemployment Rate, March, 2012
Read all about the various types of unemployment and the United States is are currently at the low-point of an unemployment cycle. Kids examine what economic factors affect the unemployment rate, and what data shows for different US...
Curated OER
Types of Unemployment
In this economics worksheet, students investigate frictional unemployment, cyclical unemployment, structural unemployment, and seasonal unemployment as they read 8 situations and list each as one of the 4 aforementioned types of...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Unemployment in My Hometown
In this lesson plan, students interpret data tables from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to compare national and local unemployment data.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Macroeconomics: Chapter 7: Unemployment: Key Terms
This is a list of key terms and definitions used in Chapter 7: Unemployment.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Chapter 7: What Causes Changes in Unemployment Over the Short Run
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Analyze cyclical unemployment, Explain the relationship between sticky wages and employment using various economic arguments, and Apply supply and demand models to...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Types of Unemployment and the Natural Rate of Unemployment
Practice what you have learned about frictional, structural, and cyclical unemployment and the natural rate of unemployment in this four-question exercise.