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Using State-Level Data to Study Unemployment Rates

Using State-Level Data to Study Unemployment Rates

In this activity, students obtain state-level data on monthly unemployment rates. The data can be matched to official NBER starting and ending months of recessions in order to illustrate the connection between the business cycle and unemployment rates. Students may also compare state-level unemployment rates to U.S. national-level unemployment rates....

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