Go to the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of Economic Analysis and and then determine (and post) the United States' (most recent -- monthly or quarterly):
I. inflation rate (CPI- All Urban)
II. unemployment rate (overall).
III. unemployment rate if "discouraged workers" and "part time employees (for economic reasons) are included; and
IV. real gross domestic product and change from prior quarter and year.
I. Monthly CPI - All urban unadjusted index for Nov-2018 is 252.038.
Explanation: It is monthly consumer price index for all urban consumers for november 2018. It tells the price level in the economy.
Percentage change in CPI gives the inflation rate which is -0.3, for Oct 2018- Nov 2018.
II. Unemployment rate overall for Nov 2018 is 3.7
Explanation: Unemployment rate has been 3.7 from Sept to Nov.
III. 4.8 million people were part time workers in November and 453,000 people were discouraged workers.
Explanation : Reported from table A-8 and A-16.
IV. GDP is $20.66 trillions.
Change in real GDP is 3.5 percent in the third quarter of 2018.
Explanation: the above reported figures are at current dollar GDP .
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