ECON 201 6380 Principles of Macroeconomics – Data Exercise 2

Format of the Project:
The Data Exercise must be posted to the LEO Student Assignments as a Attachments are limited to a maximum two files in doc docx. xls. xlsx. or rtf. formats. OTHER FORMATS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE will not be reviewed or graded.
Please note that hand-written and scanned works pdf. files jpg. files as well as files posted in google drive will not be accepted or graded.
The paper should be written in APA style Research Paper format.
Please note that Use of APA Citation Methodology is required for all parts of the assignment
DATA EXERCISE #2Consists of three parts
Part 1: The Unemployment Rate (weight 30% of the assignment grade)
Complete the following exercise
Visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics Web Site www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.toc.htm (http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.toc.htm) . Select Employment Situation Summary.
Write a report (1 – 2 pages double spaced) to answer the questions:
How does that rate compare with the rate in the previous month?
Part 2: The Inflation Rate (weight 30% of the assignment grade)
Complete the following exercise:
Visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics Web Site
www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.toc.htm (http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.toc.htm) . Select Consumer Price Index Summary.
Write a report (1 – 2 pages double spaced) to answer the questions:
Part 3: Unemployment Data by Labor Force Groups and Duration (40% of the project grade)
Go tohttps://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=ERP&browsePath=2017&isCollapsed=false&leafLevelBrowse=false&isDocumentResults=true&ycord=0
the home page ofthe Economic Report of the President.
Scroll down and Click on the link download individual tables as Excel
This link is located below Appendix B: Statistical Tables Relating to Income Employment and Production.
Write a report (1 – 2 pages double-spaced) about the results you received.
In this paper consider but do not be limited to the following:
Grading Rubric for the Data Exercise #2