Name—Mitchell McMonigle
Topic—Unemployment in the United States
General Purpose—To inform
Specific Purpose—To inform my audience about the issues inflation and wage growth, underemployment, and the labor
force workers in the United States.
Central Idea—Wage growth compared with inflation, the unemployment rate and underemployment, and American
adults in the labor force.
Introduction
Attention Getter—Have you ever worried about your future career after college?
Reveal Topic—Today, I would like to talk to you about the different issues of unemployment in the United States.
Credibility Statement—In researching this topic I have examined sources such as The Cato Journal, The Journal of
Employment Counseling and the Monthly Labor Review.
Preview of Main Points—I want to tell you about wage growth and inflation, underemployment, and Americans in the
Labor force.
Body
Signpost
I. First, let’s examine and compare the wage growth and inflation.
A. In order for an increase in wages, the annual wage growth has to be greater than
the inflation rate.
B. The median income has had a moderate growth at best for the last 20 years, if you
adjust for inflation.
