http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045214/00
Census Quick Facts
Enter the Kentucky into the search box and press add. Then add Fayette County. Compare the Fayette county, Kentucky, and the United States. Look at the different numbers and percentages.
After you read answer the questions:
Look at the percentages of white Caucasians. How does the percentage in US differ from the percentage in KY and Fayette County?
How did the total percentage of the labor force compare with the percentage of the female labor force? Did it surprise you?
The unemployment rate in the United States is often feature in the news as well as in political conversations. Look at the population of the US, KY, and Fayette County and compare them. What do you notice?
