Unemployment and Inflation
In this assignment, you need to identify only two main issues related to unemployment and/or inflation. You can choose two unemployment related issues, or two inflation related issues, or one unemployment related issue and one inflation related issues. Then you are going to study their past trends, provide an overview of their current status, and provide solutions to overcome them. You will use data, articles, experts’ opinions, and government reports to draw a clear picture of the current unemployment and inflation issues.
Some areas you might consider are the following (you could also choose different topics).
• Part-time employment rates for economic reasons
• Unemployment rates among young college graduates
• Unemployment rates by gender
• Unemployment rates among Black and Hispanic communities
• Low supply of labor (professionals) in certain industries
• High supply of labor in education
• Low wages by profession and their causes
• Low demand for labor in some industry (you could choose whatever industry you wish)
• Low wages in some parts of the country
• High unemployment rate among workers with high school diploma or less
• The increase in the price of housing and its effect on investment
• The increase in the price of healthcare and education and their effect on consumption
In this assignment, you need to identify only two main issues related to unemployment and/or inflation. You can choose two unemployment related issues, or two inflation related issues, or one unemployment related issue and one inflation related issues. Then you are going to study their past trends, provide an overview of their current status, and provide solutions to overcome them. You will use data, articles, experts’ opinions, and government reports to draw a clear picture of the current unemployment and inflation issues.
Some areas you might consider are the following (you could also choose different topics).
• Part-time employment rates for economic reasons
• Unemployment rates among young college graduates
• Unemployment rates by gender
• Unemployment rates among Black and Hispanic communities
• Low supply of labor (professionals) in certain industries
• High supply of labor in education
• Low wages by profession and their causes
• Low demand for labor in some industry (you could choose whatever industry you wish)
• Low wages in some parts of the country
• High unemployment rate among workers with high school diploma or less
• The increase in the price of housing and its effect on investment
• The increase in the price of healthcare and education and their effect on consumption
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