In the previous activity, you spent some time exploring the Bureau of Labor Statistics website and looking at data. Your observations and insights from your data search will provide the basis for this discussion.

What three things did you notice in your data search? What was most interesting to you? Explain what you found and your insights about your findings.

Some possible areas on which to comment are:

What did you notice about the employment and unemployment rates in your state vs. nationally? What might account for some of the differences?

What are your thoughts about the inflation rates you found? What is the situation for your market sector/industry? What is your evaluation of this?

Interesting data points about your industry and/or occupation.

Professor Schwab's analysis of the Table on Employee Benefits is based on data from December 2019. What do you notice about the current data? How have things evolved since this class was developed? What might account for these changes? Can you draw any conclusions about fields that weren't addressed in the video?