What is the current US unemployment?

Visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics Web Site, https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm,and select "Employment Situation Summary." What month (and year) is summarized? What was the unemployment rate for that month? How does that rate compare with the rate in the previous month? Explain.

What is the current U.S. inflation rate?

Visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics Web Site, www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.toc.htm,and select "Consumer Price Index Summary." What month (and year) is summarized? What was the CPI-U for the month? What was the rate of inflation (change in the CPI-U) for the month? How does that rate of inflation compare with the rate for the previous month? Explain.