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Employment Data: Is the Economy Healthy? Lesson PlanEmployment Data: Is the Economy Healthy? Lesson Plan
Publisher
Council for Economic Education
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
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Duration
2 hrs
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Video
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Year
2017
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Employment Data: Is the Economy Healthy?

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This Employment Data: Is the Economy Healthy? lesson plan also includes:
  • Activity 1: Analyzing Payroll Employment Data
  • Visual 1: Key Facts about Payroll Employment Data
  • Making Sen$e with Paul Solman
  • The Labor Market
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Low unemployment is an indicator of a healthy economy—right? Current employment data and research leads scholars on a quest to find the true health of the economy. They analyze research on Payroll Employment Data and watch a short video to conclude how fast the economy is growing for those seeking jobs in the United States. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

economics, employment, the economy

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Preview or review the lesson with an additional short video on the business cycle 
  • Invite a local business manager to discuss the hiring process and its link to the current economy 

Classroom Considerations

  • Employment Economic Data Dashboard requires online access for all in classroom 
  • One installment of a larger Economic Data series

Pros

  • Gives detailed lesson plans and possible responses for teacher use
  • Short video clips allow differentiated instruction for audio and visual learners

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3

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