Maximum Employment
Learn about maximum employment and how it is measured.
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Lessons & Activities
31-45 min
Data Literacy: The Composition Effect
OVERVIEW
This lesson focuses on the composition effect. Students evaluate unemployment data from different racial and ethnic groups to determine how accurately the national rate of unemployment describes the labor market experiences of different groups of workers. This lesson is part of the Data Literacy series, which was created to help university and other faculty members teach students how to reliably identify, interpret, and communicate data.
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INFOGRAPHICS & COMICS
VIDEO Q&A
0-15 MIN
The Unemployment Rate Explained
Learn about the indicators the Federal Reserve uses to help it achieve its monetary policy goals.
MODULES
16-30 MIN
Types of Unemployment
Describe the three types of unemployment
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
Jargon Alert: Full Employment
Learn about factors influencing the unemployment rate.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
46-60 MIN
Evaluating and Contextualizing Authority
Determine the authority of an information source.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
0-15 MIN
How do we Measure Unemployment?
Demonstrate how we calculate the civilian unemployment rate.
