1. Find the September 6, 2019, news release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) regarding the U.S. employment situation and use it to answer the following questions.

a. How many jobs were added in the month of August?

b. What is the current U.S. unemployment rate?

c. What is the source for the BLS’ employment change data?

d. What is the source for the BLS’ unemployment rate data?

e. What is an establishment, in the context of BLS statistics?

f. What temporary hiring affected the August jobs numbers?

g. What industries showed a decline in employment in August?

h. What is the trend in average hourly earnings (growing? declining? stable?)

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Answers a According to the news release 130000 jobs were added in the month of August b The news rel... View the full answer