The following table shows a few aggregate variables for Canada for 2017 and 2018.

Use the data in the table to determine the following:

(a) the unemployment rate in 2017 and 2018

(b) the labor force participation rate in 2017 and 2018

(c) the inflation rate as measured by the implicit price deflator

(d) Using the findings from a and b, do you think the labour market is getting better or worse?