1.1. Each month, usually on the first Friday of the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the Employment Situation Summary for the previous month. Go to www.bls.gov and find the latest report. (On the Bureau of Labor Statistics home page, on the left side of the page, find “Unemployment” and select “National Unemployment Rate.” You will find the Employment Situation under “News Releases.”) How does the unemployment rate compare to the rate one month earlier?

How does the unemployment rate compare to the rate one year earlier?