The Labor Market
Explain the basics of the labor market.
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Lessons & Activities
16-30 min
Opportunity Occupations
OVERVIEW
These activities give students the opportunity to research, become familiar with, and reveal career paths that might interest them that they may not have been aware of previously.
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VIDEO Q&A
0-15 MIN
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
Will Your Smartphone Get You a Job?
Explore the data behind app-driven employment and the workers who pursue it.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
16-30 MIN
Learning Activity: Westward Expansion & Marginal Productivity
Examine total, average, and marginal productivity rates.
FRED GRAPHS
Teaching with FRED
Teach data literacy and economics with FRED graphing activities.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
1 HOUR+
Barbie in the Labor Force
Review historical trends in women's share of the labor force.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
46-60 MIN
Single-Parent Households and Population Below the Poverty Level by US County
Learn about the relationship between households composition and income.
