Changes in payroll employment represent gains or losses in total employment and are a good indicator of overall economic conditions. In this interactive lesson, students learn to visualize the change in payroll employment and use a FRED graph to play the FREDcast forecasting game.
Related: Employment, Unemployment, and the Federal Reserve - Econ Lowdown Webinar Series, Episode 10, a video recording using clear, simple language to describe economic concepts.
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