BUREAU OF LABOR AND STATISTICS

Go to www.bls.gov to answer the questions below.

1. Using the Inflation Calculator, how much buying power would $500.00 in 1950 have today? ________________

Using the Consumer Price Index Summary answer the following:

2. The August level of 203.9 was ________percent higher than in August 2005.

3. What is the unemployment rate in August 2006? ___________

4. In what month was the unemployment rate at its highest in 2006? _____________

5. What was the total number of fatalities in 2005(hint: look at industry by event or exposure)? ______________

6. What is the unemployment rate in Richmond, VA in July 2006? ____________

7. What was the Total Mass Layoff Events in August 2006? ____________

Using the Kids Page:

8. What percentage of dancers are self-employed? _______________

9. What was the median annual earnings of athletes in 2004? _______________

Winiford Totten
Hanover High School
Mechanicsville VA