On the Bureau of Labor Statistics website (bls.gov), find the latest released figures for the Consumer Price Index, and for unemployment rate. The latest release is for August 2019, and was made on September 12.
a. What was the monthly percentage change in the CPI (all items)? What was the monthly percentage change in the CPI at an annualized rate?
b. Answer the same questions for the CPI less food and energy.
c. For August 2019, what is the overall unemployment rate, the unemployment rate for men (20 years and over), and women (20 years and over)? How has each figure changed since July 2019.
d. In the upper right side of the BLS home page is a link for “release calendar.” When will the November 2019 figures for the CPI be released? When will the November 2019 New England regional unemployment figures be released?