1. Introduce the topic.
2. What are the most recent labor force statistics?

• Powell's "Soft Landing" Is Impossible | Mises Wire
• Current Population Survey(CPS) : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

3. Should the policymakers focus on the reduction of the unemployment rate? Why? Discuss the problems with the unemployment rate statistics. Sources:

• Top 5 Problems With the Unemployment Rate - SmartAsset.
• The unemployment rate is not the right measure to make economic policy decisions around the coronavirus-driven recession: Policymakers should use the employment rate to continue or stop economic assistance
• If You Want Jobs Then Give These Workers Spoons Instead of Shovels - Quote Investigator

4. Does the government create jobs? Who is creating jobs? Use this information to discuss how we can reduce unemployment.

Sources:

• 'Government Doesn't Create Jobs
• Does Government Create Jobs?

5. Discuss how government regulations affect long-term unemployment and long-term economic growth.

Sources:

• Of Total Unemployed, Percent Unemployed 27 Weeks & over (LNS13025703) | FRED | St. Louis Fed
• www.cato.org/blog/against-prolonged-unemployment-benefit-supplements
• No Surprise: Study Finds Enhanced Jobless Benefits Prolong Unemployment | The Heritage Foundation
• Myth or Measurement: What Does the New Minimum Wage Research Say about Minimum Wages and Job Loss in the United States? | NBER
• The Impact of Corporate Power on Workers and Consumers | Cato Institute
• No Surprise: Study Finds Enhanced Jobless Benefits Prolong Unemployment | The Heritage Foundation

6. If you could explore one question related to this topic in greater depth, what would it be?