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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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Graphic
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
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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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: 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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Graphic
Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: Civilian Unemployment Rate

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides historical percent, seasonally adjusted, civilian unemployment data for each month from 1948 to the present.
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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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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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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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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: 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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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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Website
Other

Economagic: u.s. State Civilian Labor Force Data

For Students 9th - 10th
This site allows you to browse unemployment rates, unemployment levels, employment levels, and civilian labor force data by state.
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: u.s. Economy at a Glance

For Students 9th - 10th
The seven major economic indicators for the U.S. economy are listed here in an easy to read chart. The seven indicators are unemployment rate, change in hourly employment, average hourly earnings, consumer price index, producer price...
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eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ap Macroeconomics: Chapter 7: Unemployment: Key Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a list of key terms and definitions used in Chapter 7: Unemployment.
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Handout
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: What Is the Full Employment Rate of Unemployment?

For Students 9th - 10th
Unit 5 of a macroeconomics course. Looks at the meaning of 'full employment' and how this relates to the rate of unemployment.
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Focus on Economic Data: The Inflation Rate

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the inflation rate from 2013 through this informative case study. Trace the consumer trends through the graphs and charts on the site.
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Unit Plan
Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Classroom Economist: Unemployment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson takes a look at the labor market and includes a discussion of how the labor market differs from a product market, what the different ways of looking at it are, and how to measure it.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Business Cycles

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice what you've learned about the business cycle, and how different phases of it relate to GDP and the unemployment rate, in this four-question exercise.
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Website
Other

Georgia Department of Labor

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the work opportunities in Georgia. This site allows you to find a job, check out the unemployment rates, and job market information for Georgia.
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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...