Using the Internet or resources from your local library, find a recent article that discusses the current unemployment rate in the economy. Summarize the article in two or more well-developed paragraphs. Be sure to explain the main topics of the article and the information it provides about the current unemployment rate. Then discuss how the unemployment rate in general influences economic performance.

Provide the title of the article as well as the author's name and date of publication (if from a magazine or newspaper) or provide the website address (if found online).