In this economics lesson plan, students conduct their own employment survey to calculate an unemployment rate.

This lesson is part of High School Economics, 3rd Edition and provides the slides and activities with educational technology tools. For full access to the book, see the shop link below.

High School Economics Lesson 18: After calculating the unemployment rate, students discuss the shortcomings of using only the unemployment rate to gauge the health of the labor market. Real-time data will be presented and recent unemployment trends discussed.

Unemployment Survey Slides

Lesson Assessment

Survey Reporting Form

Employment Status Cards