PLEASE I NEED THIS TOMORROW
Economic Research_ DATE YOUR RESEARCH!
Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor
Please answer each of these questions fully. Please date your work.
Go to www.BLS.gov
- What is title of the first headline on the BLS.gov website? In 3-4 sentences, describe the economic significance of the headline.
- What is the number of new jobs created for the most recent month?
- What is the trend for new jobs created? Is this stable, an upward or downward trend? Is this a good for the economy? Why?
- What is the unemployment rate?
- What is the trend for the unemployment rate? Is this stable, an upward or downward trend? Is this a good for the economy? Why?
- What month in the past decade had the highest unemployment rate? Why?
- In 4-5 sentences, describe the impact COVID has had on the economy and on you personally.
- Http://www.bls.gov/ooh You can select careers by pay, careers, on the job training, number of new jobs projected and growth rate. You may also use Career One Stop http://www.careeronestop.org/ExploreCareers/Select an occupation__________________
- Write the job summary of your chosen occupation.
- What is the entry level education needed?
- What is the median pay for this position?
- Is the occupation you selected expected to grow?
- Why did you select this occupation?
- Look under Geographic area and select a state you’d like to reside in. Which state did you select and why?
- Look at the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the area you selected. What trend do you see? Is this stable, an upward or downward trend?
- Find a 1-bedroom apartment in the state you selected. Pick an apartment you’d like to live in. It must be different from where you are now living. What is the new address?
- What are the amenities and benefits of the apartment you selected?
- What is the monthly rent?
- Why did you select this apartment?
- Using https://www.gasbuddy.com what is the price range of a gallon of regular gas at your new place?
- What is the price of a gallon of regular gas where now live?
- Why is there a difference in the price of gas between the two places?
- Do you think gas prices will increase or decrease? Why?
- Now look to see how much that apartment would cost on the year you were born using the inflation calculator. https://www.usinflationcalculator.com What is the cost then?
- What is the price difference between years?
- List 5 things you normally would buy and state their prices What is the total cost of your shopping bag?
- Use the inflation calculator to determine how much your shopping bag would cost on the year you were born. What is the cost then?
- What is the price difference in the price of your groceries?
- Go to www.USDebtclock.org What is the National Debt (approximately)?
- What 3 things does the US Government spend most of its money on?
- What is the US Population?
- What is the debt per citizen?
- What is the debt per taxpayer?
- What is the median income now?
- What is the median price for a house in 2000?
- What is the median price for a house now?
- What other numbers listed here interest you (list 3)?
- Write a 4 sentence Summary Statement of what you learned from this assignment.
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