In a brief statement, summarize and compare the current data to the trends in this data over the last five years. Has this data improved or gotten worse? What did you learn about Employment by gathering this information? What did you find most interesting?

Data: Best place to begin is the Bureau of Labor Statistics. : www.bls.gov. Start by going to the Employment Situation Summary.

National U.S. Data:

A.Current Unemployment Rate: data and date: 3.7%, October 2022

B. Civilian Labor Force: data and date: 62.2%, October 2022

C. Number of people unemployed: data and date: 6.1 million, October 2022

D. Employment Participation Rate: data and date: 62.2%,October 2022

E. Average Hourly wage: data and date: $32.58, October 2022

F. Population of the U.S: data and date: 335,660,410 as of Monday, November 28, 2022

G. Number of Marginally attached workers data and date: 1,469, October 2022

H. Number of Discouraged workers: data and date: 373, October 2022

I. Number of workers involuntarily working part time: data and date: 3.6 million, July 2022

J. Percentage of unemployment by Gender and Race/Nationality. Include dates:

White Adults (all): 3.2 % - 3rd 2022

Black Adults (all): 6.3% - 3rd 2022

Hispanic Adults (all): 4.1 % - 3rd 2022

Asian Adults (all): 2.7%

Teens (all):11.1%

Women (all): 3.8%

Men (all): 3.5%

j. Percentage of Unemployment by Educational Attainment

Less than high school _6.3_%

High school graduates _3.9__ %

Some college __3.0__%

Bachelor's degree and higher __1.9__ %