What do GDP growth, unemployment, inflation, and economic news reveal about the business cycle?

"3. Use the Bureau of Labor Statistics site ( http://stat.bls.gov) to determine the current trends in GDP growth, unemployment, and inflation. What do these trends tell you about the level of business activity and the business cycle? If you owned a staffing agency, how would this information affect your decision- making? 4. What’s the latest U.S. economic news? Go to the CNBC website, and select the Economy page, which categorizes news about the world economy, the U.S. economy, and other important topics (http://www.cnbc.com/economy/) . Read the various articles about the U.S. economy, and then do the same for GDP Outlook. Prepare a summary of what you learned, and use it to discuss where you think the economy is headed for the next 6 to 12 months."