ASSIGNMENT Unemployment Data (unemployment) The employment situation--write the
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ASSIGNMENT Unemployment Data (unemployment)
The employment situation--write the news release.
Visit the US Department of Labor web site, http://www.stats.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.toc.htm
and look at the current employment situation summary for the latest month.
Then rewrite the following paragraph. See also http://www.bls.gov/ces/cesfaq.htm
for the site's FAQs (frequently asked questions).
Employment (rose/fell/remained unchanged), and the unemployment rate
edged (up/down/stayed unchanged) to (?) percent in the latest month.
The jobless rate had (risen / fallen/ stayed unchanged) from (?) percent in (previous month) to (?) percent in (latest month).
The number of payroll jobs (increased/ decreased/ was unchanged) by (? thousand) in the latest month, with widespread (gains/ losses)
in the (?) sector of the economy.
Average weekly hours (declined /increased/ were unchanged), and average hourly earnings were (lower/ higher /unchanged) over the month.
Explanation / Answer
Employment rose by little and the unemployment stayed unchanged in the latest month