Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Chapter 7: How the Unemployment Rate Is Defined and Computed
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...
CNN
Cnn Money: Unemployment Rate, State by State
Interactive map from CNN showing the current unemployment rate for each state.
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: Undercutting Unemployment
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...
CNN
Cnn Money: Job Losses Ebb, but Unemployment Up
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...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Unemployment
Practice what you've learned about unemployment, including how to calculate the unemployment rate, in this exercise.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: Civilian Unemployment Rate
Provides historical percent, seasonally adjusted, civilian unemployment data for each month from 1948 to the present.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Unemployment Game
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...
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: What Is Unemployment? [Pdf]
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.
Social Science Education Consortium
Ssec: Employment Unemployment: How Can Both Rates Rise at the Same Time? [Pdf]
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...
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: How the Government Measures Unemployment
A detailed publication that explains how the government decides who is counted as unemployed and how they measure unemployment.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Provides historical unemployment data for state and metropolitan areas of the United States.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: Unemployment
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...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Macroeconomics: Chapter 7: Introduction to Unemployment
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...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Macroeconomics: Chapter 7: Patterns of Unemployment
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.
Other
Economagic: u.s. State Civilian Labor Force Data
This site allows you to browse unemployment rates, unemployment levels, employment levels, and civilian labor force data by state.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: u.s. Economy at a Glance
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...
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.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: What Is the Full Employment Rate of Unemployment?
Unit 5 of a macroeconomics course. Looks at the meaning of 'full employment' and how this relates to the rate of unemployment.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Focus on Economic Data: The Inflation Rate
Explore the inflation rate from 2013 through this informative case study. Trace the consumer trends through the graphs and charts on the site.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Classroom Economist: Unemployment
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Business Cycles
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.
Other
Georgia Department of Labor
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.
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.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ch. 18: Causes of Unemployment Around the World
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...