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Article
Backstory Radio

Back Story Radio: Looking for Work: A History of Unemployment

For Students 9th - 10th
BackStory Radio episode in which historian Alexander Keysar takes a look at unemployment over the years and discusses with callers to the show how it had shaped our national character and perceptions of joblessness. This is the...
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Lesson Plan
Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: What Is Unemployment? [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson where students learn how to read chloropleth maps containing unemployment figures, compare them to text interpretations of the unemployment situation, while also learning how to locate this information online.
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Unit Plan
C-SPAN

C Span Classroom: Teaching About Unemployment

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module and lesson plan on the federal government options and unemployment. Through video and related articles, students examine diverse views on ways to address unemployment in the U.S. before participating in a classroom...
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Overview of Bls Statistics on Unemployment

For Students 9th - 10th
The United States Department of Labor provides comprehensive statistics on everything related to unemployment at the state, national, and international levels. Data is available for past years as well.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Undercutting Unemployment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Unemployment is a complex subject. This comprehensive set of lesson plans and news reports will help students understand the many economic and political forces that impact on the unemployment rate, and to critically analyze differences...
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Lesson Plan
Social Science Education Consortium

Ssec: Employment Unemployment: How Can Both Rates Rise at the Same Time? [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this investigation, students are asked to explain a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) announcement about unemployment, and look for a contradiction in the message. Then they are introduced to the definitions of employment, unemployment, and...
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: How the Government Measures Unemployment

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed publication that explains how the government decides who is counted as unemployed and how they measure unemployment.
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Local Area Unemployment Statistics

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides historical unemployment data for state and metropolitan areas of the United States.
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Article
CNN

Cnn Money: Job Losses Ebb, but Unemployment Up

For Students 9th - 10th
The USA unemployment rate jumped to a 26-year high in August 2009 even though the jobless rate improved. These rates are based on a survey of households while the payroll estimate comes from a survey of employers. This may explain why...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Types of Unemployment and the Natural Rate of Unemployment

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice what you have learned about frictional, structural, and cyclical unemployment and the natural rate of unemployment in this four-question exercise.
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eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ch. 18: Causes of Unemployment Around the World

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Explain the nature and causes of unemployment, Analyze the natural rate of unemployment and the factors that affect it, and Identify how undeveloped labor markets can...
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eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ap Macroeconomics: Chapter 7: Introduction to Unemployment

For Students 9th - 10th
In this chapter, you will learn about the following: How the unemployment rate is defined and computed, Patterns of unemployment, What causes changes in unemployment over the short run, and What causes changes in unemployment over the...
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Lesson Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: Unemployment

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and calculations used in measuring unemployment, the labor force, the unemployment rate, the labor force participation rate, and the natural rate of unemployment. Topics...
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eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Chapter 7: How the Unemployment Rate Is Defined and Computed

For Students 9th - 10th
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Calculate the labor force percentage and the unemployment rate, Explain hidden unemployment and what it means to be in or out of the labor force, and Evaluate the...
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eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Chapter 7: What Causes Changes in Unemployment Over the Short Run

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ap Macroeconomics: Chapter 7: Patterns of Unemployment

For Students 9th - 10th
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Explain historical patterns of unemployment in the United States, Identify trends of unemployment based on demographics, and Evaluate global unemployment rates.
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Article
The Balance

The Balance: How Is Unemployment Controlled?

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides a brief, clear explanation of some of the means the government has of controlling unemployment when it climbs above 4%.
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eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Chapter 7: What Causes Changes in Unemployment Over the Long Run

For Students 9th - 10th
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Explain frictional and structural unemployment; Assess relationships between the natural rate of employment and potential real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), productivity,...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Unemployment

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice what you've learned about unemployment, including how to calculate the unemployment rate, in this exercise.
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Website
Wolters Kluwer

Business Owner's Toolkit: Federal Unemployment Tax

For Students 9th - 10th
This article offers useful information regarding the correct payment of payroll taxes under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act.
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CNN

Cnn Money: Unemployment Rate, State by State

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive map from CNN showing the current unemployment rate for each state.
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Unemployment Game

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will learn about important labor market statistics that are frequently discussed in the media. An understanding of the unemployment rate and labor force participation rate will be developed through participation in an...
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: How the Ad/as Model Incorporates Growth, Unemployment, Inflation

For Students 9th - 10th
The aggregate demand/aggregate supply, or AD/AS, model is one of the fundamental tools in economics because it provides an overall framework for bringing economic factors together in one diagram. These factors include economic growth,...
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Hoover's Address Regarding Unemployment

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Massachusetts, Boston provides the text of Herbert Hoover's radio address to the US on October 18, 1931, regarding the unemployment situation.

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