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Subscribe to Today's Business with Peter Goodman. When data on our current economic situation is released, his podcasts provide a user friendly analysis.

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Slide show reflecting the states with the highest unemployment rates.

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This website provides information on GDP and changes in GDP overtime. The historical data could be used to identify changes in business cycles over time, and it informs us of what our domestic resources and workforce are currently producing.

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Editing tool that allows people to remix the great words/speeches of American History with issues of today. This links to a video produced by a group of students that highlights the ways they are impacted by the Economic situation.

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Excellent news source for Economics

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This interactive graphic shows the different sectors of consumer spending that are analyzed when determining the consumer price index each month.

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This website provides a variety of data resources students can use to conduct quantitative analysis about the current health of our economy. They can utilize the data from the Employment Situation Summary to hypothesize limitations of the unemployment rate.

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The Federal Reserve of Philadelphia website provides data and information on our Regional Economy. From the resources on this page, you can conduct a data analysis, examine historical trends, and evaluate our current employment situation. A great way for students to connect the national economic health to our local economy.

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This is the European Union database for all economic statistics. Students can gain a global perspective on the significance of key economic indicators including GDP, unemployment and inflation by comparing U.S. statistics to those of the EU.

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This calculator is used to compare consumer purchasing power over time. You can type in a value and compare the price to another year. This allows you to evaluate how general price levels have changed over time and draw conclusions about the health of our economy.

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The New York Times Economix blog interprets the economy and helps us understand our world. It explains the science of everyday life in terms that diverse populations can understand.

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The living wage calculator is an online tool used to estimate the cost of living in a community or region of the United States. The calculator lists typical expenses, the living wage and typical wages for the selected location. In many instances, the results confirm that many American families who work in low-wage jobs make insufficient income to live above the poverty line.

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This 60 minute program examines the controversy over the Wal-Mart way of doing business. While viewing the video, students could consider the impact of Walmart on the American economy, and consider the relationship between U.S. job losses and the American consumer's desire for bargains.

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This website provides free and comprehensive lesson plans, including interactive ones. From the top toolbar, you can also select current events, WebLinks, and DataLinks. All of these resources will provide updated information on the health of our current economy.

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Penn State Professor Dirk Mateer's Catolog of movies to use when teaching economics. Includes a list of current movies students can relate to, discusses the economic concepts addressed, and provides information on the location and length of the scene on the DVD.

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Government website that provides information on the current inflation rate and current unemployment situation. Excellent for analyzing changes in the rates overtime to gain a perspective on the current health of our economy.

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