Elections and the Economy

As you heard in the debates and town hall meetings during the last election, the candidates often differed on the state of the economy. With that in mind, what are two macroeconomic indicators that you would use to assess the economy’s condition over the next six months? Please indicate why you selected them.
In each discussion forum, students are expected to respond to the prompt by providing an informed, rigorous, and professional post. The initial post should be at least 150 words. In addition, students are required to respond at least 2 times to their classmates’ posts in a similarly informed, rigorous, and professional manner. Peer replies should be at least 100 words in order to qualify as substantive. Refer to the discussion rubric for more details.