News Clip5:38
Bloomberg

The U.S. Labor Market's Prison Penalty

Higher Ed
Aug.14 -- Peter Wagner, Prison Policy Initiative co-founder, discusses the unemployment rate for formerly incarcerated people. He speaks with Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal, Lisa Abramowicz and Scarlet Fu on "What'd You Miss?"
News Clip3:58
Bloomberg

Fed's Powell Says 'Noteworthy Risks' to Economy Remain

Higher Ed
Nov.13 -- Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the current stance of monetary policy is likely to be sufficient provided the economy stays on track, but warned that “noteworthy risks” remain to the record U.S. expansion. He speaks...
News Clip2:00
Curated Video

Economists: U.S. Entered Recession In February Due To COVID-19

Higher Ed
The National Bureau of Economic Research says the recession began in February, right after the economy peaked.
News Clip0:55
Curated Video

Weekly Jobless Claims Are Back Above 1 Million Mark

Higher Ed
The numbers came in higher than economists expected.
News Clip3:30
Bloomberg

Bosomworth: Inflation Targets Offer No Easy Solution

Higher Ed
Oct. 20 -- Andrew Bosomworth, head of portfolio management in Germany for Pimco, discusses central banks' inflation targets and allowing economies to run hot. He speaks with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
News Clip0:28
Curated Video

Report Says U.S. Jobless Claims Rise To 412,000

Higher Ed
Some economists expect hiring to catch up with demand in the coming months.
News Clip1:26
Curated Video

Census Bureau Says Income Inequality Is The Highest In 50 Years

Higher Ed
Census data indicates income inequality in the U.S. last year was the highest in 50 years, despite low unemployment and record economic growth.
News Clip6:10
Bloomberg

Why the Phillips Curve Is Seen as Irrelevant

Higher Ed
Jul.13 -- J.W. Mason, Roosevelt Institute senior fellow, evaluates Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's testimony before Congress this week and what it means for the path of monetary policy. He speaks with Bloomberg's Romaine...
Instructional Video9:47
Khan Academy

Unemployment Rate Primer, Current Economics, Finance and Capital Markets

11th - Higher Ed
Ever wonder how the Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates the ever-changing unemployment rate? Sal explains this by breaking down the US population into subsets, including the labor force and the unemployed. He explains the formula for...
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Economic Indicators

9th - 10th Standards
Series of videos reviews essential economic concepts including price inflation, Consumer Price Index, Gross Domestic Product, and unemployment rates.
Instructional Video
Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve and You: What Is Unemployment?

9th - 10th
Short video [0:35] explaining the official definition of unemployment and what the unemployment rate is.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Unemployment: Unemployment Rate Primer (V2)

9th - 10th
How the unemployment rate is calculated and what factors affect it.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Unemployment: Unemployment Rate Primer

9th - 10th
This video explains how the headline unemployment rate (U-3) is calculated.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Unemployment

9th - 10th
Analyzing unemployment data to show that "real" unemployment is worse than the headline numbers show. [12:53]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Worked Free Response Question on Unemployment

11th - 12th
This video walks through part of question 3 on the 2018 AP Macroeconomics exam. Learn how to solve problems about calculating the unemployment rate, calculating the labor force participation rate, and the relationship between...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Natural, Cyclical, Structural, and Frictional Unemployment Rates

9th - 10th
Economists typically focus on three kinds of unemployment: cyclical, frictional, and structural. Learn about them, and how they relate to the business cycle, in this video. [5:38]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Example Free Response Question From Ap Macroeconomics

9th - 10th
This video walks you through the concepts covered on an AP Macroeconomics Free Response Question. [10:58]