In this economics learning exercise, high schoolers investigate frictional unemployment, cyclical unemployment, structural unemployment, and seasonal unemployment as they read 8 situations and list each as one of the 4 aforementioned...

In this lesson plan, students interpret data tables from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to compare national and local unemployment data.

Practice what you have learned about frictional, structural, and cyclical unemployment and the natural rate of unemployment in this four-question exercise.

This article provides a brief, clear explanation of some of the means the government has of controlling unemployment when it climbs above 4%.