Case Study and Lab work
Source
Bureau of Labor Statistics at https://www.bls.gov/cps/tables.htm#nempstat_m U.S. Customs and Border Protection at https://www.bls.gov/cps/tables.htm#nempstat_m
Yearly Data
| Year | SW Border Apprehensions | Unemployment Rate |
| 1981 | 749808 | 7.6 |
| 1982 | 745820 | 9.7 |
| 1983 | 1033974 | 9.6 |
| 1984 | 1058276 | 7.5 |
| 1985 | 1183351 | 7.2 |
| 1986 | 1615844 | 7.0 |
| 1987 | 1122067 | 6.2 |
| 1988 | 942561 | 5.5 |
| 1989 | 852506 | 5.3 |
| 1990 | 1049321 | 5.6 |
| 1991 | 1077876 | 6.8 |
| 1992 | 1145574 | 7.5 |
| 1993 | 1212886 | 6.9 |
| 1994 | 979101 | 6.1 |
| 1995 | 1271390 | 5.6 |
| 1996 | 1507020 | 5.4 |
| 1997 | 1368707 | 4.9 |
| 1998 | 1516680 | 4.5 |
| 1999 | 1537000 | 4.2 |
| 2000 | 1643679 | 4.0 |
| 2001 | 1235718 | 4.7 |
| 2002 | 929809 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | 905065 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | 1139282 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | 1171396 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | 1071972 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | 858638 | 4.6 |
| 2008 | 705005 | 5.8 |
| 2009 | 540865 | 9.3 |
| 2010 | 447731 | 9.6 |
| 2011 | 327577 | 8.9 |
| 2012 | 356873 | 8.1 |
| 2013 | 414397 | 7.4 |
| 2014 | 479371 | 6.2 |
| 2015 | 331333 | 5.3 |
| 2016 | 408870 | 4.9 |
| 2017 | 303916 | 4.4 |
Monthly Data
| Month | SW Border Apprehensions | Unemployment Rate Chris Albright: Seasonally adjusted |
| Jan-2000 | 185979 | 4.0 |
| Feb-2000 | 211328 | 4.1 |
| Mar-2000 | 220063 | 4.0 |
| Apr-2000 | 180050 | 3.8 |
| May-2000 | 166296 | 4.0 |
| Jun-2000 | 115093 | 4.0 |
| Jul-2000 | 113956 | 4.0 |
| Aug-2000 | 114312 | 4.1 |
| Sep-2000 | 97744 | 3.9 |
| Oct-2000 | 82632 | 3.9 |
| Nov-2000 | 67709 | 3.9 |
| Dec-2000 | 55081 | 3.9 |
| Jan-2001 | 125090 | 4.2 |
| Feb-2001 | 152229 | 4.2 |
| Mar-2001 | 170580 | 4.3 |
| Apr-2001 | 142813 | 4.4 |
| May-2001 | 122927 | 4.3 |
| Jun-2001 | 89131 | 4.5 |
| Jul-2001 | 83602 | 4.6 |
| Aug-2001 | 84648 | 4.9 |
| Sep-2001 | 59276 | 5.0 |
| Oct-2001 | 37812 | 5.3 |
| Nov-2001 | 32506 | 5.5 |
| Dec-2001 | 31501 | 5.7 |
| Jan-2002 | 79793 | 5.7 |
| Feb-2002 | 95724 | 5.7 |
| Mar-2002 | 126992 | 5.7 |
| Apr-2002 | 121921 | 5.9 |
| May-2002 | 97424 | 5.8 |
| Jun-2002 | 78655 | 5.8 |
| Jul-2002 | 76661 | 5.8 |
| Aug-2002 | 82557 | 5.7 |
| Sep-2002 | 68263 | 5.7 |
| Oct-2002 | 61792 | 5.7 |
| Nov-2002 | 47731 | 5.9 |
| Dec-2002 | 37824 | 6.0 |
| Jan-2003 | 86925 | 5.8 |
| Feb-2003 | 96869 | 5.9 |
| Mar-2003 | 98399 | 5.9 |
| Apr-2003 | 75359 | 6.0 |
| May-2003 | 88690 | 6.1 |
| Jun-2003 | 75530 | 6.3 |
| Jul-2003 | 79284 | 6.2 |
| Aug-2003 | 84486 | 6.1 |
| Sep-2003 | 72176 | 6.1 |
| Oct-2003 | 65391 | 6.0 |
| Nov-2003 | 57894 | 5.8 |
| Dec-2003 | 43614 | 5.7 |
| Jan-2004 | 92521 | 5.7 |
| Feb-2004 | 110669 | 5.6 |
| Mar-2004 | 154981 | 5.8 |
| Apr-2004 | 135468 | 5.6 |
| May-2004 | 118726 | 5.6 |
| Jun-2004 | 94590 | 5.6 |
| Jul-2004 | 92165 | 5.5 |
| Aug-2004 | 93246 | 5.4 |
| Sep-2004 | 80017 | 5.4 |
| Oct-2004 | 75913 | 5.5 |
| Nov-2004 | 65135 | 5.4 |
| Dec-2004 | 48406 | 5.4 |
| Jan-2005 | 93020 | 5.3 |
| Feb-2005 | 113775 | 5.4 |
| Mar-2005 | 143048 | 5.2 |
| Apr-2005 | 140062 | 5.2 |
| May-2005 | 115823 | 5.1 |
| Jun-2005 | 90786 | 5.0 |
| Jul-2005 | 94954 | 5.0 |
| Aug-2005 | 96733 | 4.9 |
| Sep-2005 | 93741 | 5.0 |
| Oct-2005 | 83557 | 5.0 |
| Nov-2005 | 70975 | 5.0 |
| Dec-2005 | 52673 | 4.9 |
| Jan-2006 | 101195 | 4.7 |
| Feb-2006 | 125046 | 4.8 |
| Mar-2006 | 160696 | 4.7 |
| Apr-2006 | 126538 | 4.7 |
| May-2006 | 105450 | 4.6 |
| Jun-2006 | 68366 | 4.6 |
| Jul-2006 | 59641 | 4.7 |
| Aug-2006 | 59751 | 4.7 |
| Sep-2006 | 58084 | 4.5 |
| Oct-2006 | 60713 | 4.4 |
| Nov-2006 | 51594 | 4.5 |
| Dec-2006 | 40527 | 4.4 |
| Jan-2007 | 71934 | 4.6 |
| Feb-2007 | 79268 | 4.5 |
| Mar-2007 | 114137 | 4.4 |
| Apr-2007 | 104465 | 4.5 |
| May-2007 | 88504 | 4.4 |
| Jun-2007 | 71338 | 4.6 |
| Jul-2007 | 66782 | 4.7 |
| Aug-2007 | 59795 | 4.6 |
| Sep-2007 | 49581 | 4.7 |
| Oct-2007 | 51339 | 4.7 |
| Nov-2007 | 42209 | 4.7 |
| Dec-2007 | 31802 | 5.0 |
| Jan-2008 | 59028 | 5.0 |
| Feb-2008 | 73483 | 4.9 |
| Mar-2008 | 89770 | 5.1 |
| Apr-2008 | 91566 | 5.0 |
| May-2008 | 69233 | 5.4 |
| Jun-2008 | 53854 | 5.6 |
| Jul-2008 | 49472 | 5.8 |
| Aug-2008 | 48541 | 6.1 |
| Sep-2008 | 44708 | 6.1 |
| Oct-2008 | 42938 | 6.5 |
| Nov-2008 | 32780 | 6.8 |
| Dec-2008 | 25947 | 7.3 |
| Jan-2009 | 44502 | 7.8 |
| Feb-2009 | 49211 | 8.3 |
| Mar-2009 | 67342 | 8.7 |
| Apr-2009 | 58493 | 9.0 |
| May-2009 | 50884 | 9.4 |
| Jun-2009 | 46044 | 9.5 |
| Jul-2009 | 43843 | 9.5 |
| Aug-2009 | 43522 | 9.6 |
| Sep-2009 | 35359 | 9.8 |
| Oct-2009 | 40890 | 10.0 |
| Nov-2009 | 32815 | 9.9 |
| Dec-2009 | 25034 | 9.9 |
| Jan-2010 | 34784 | 9.8 |
| Feb-2010 | 42790 | 9.8 |
| Mar-2010 | 61361 | 9.9 |
| Apr-2010 | 55237 | 9.9 |
| May-2010 | 47045 | 9.6 |
| Jun-2010 | 32955 | 9.4 |
| Jul-2010 | 25609 | 9.4 |
| Aug-2010 | 26415 | 9.5 |
| Sep-2010 | 22796 | 9.5 |
| Oct-2010 | 26165 | 9.4 |
| Nov-2010 | 22405 | 9.8 |
| Dec-2010 | 19429 | 9.3 |
| Jan-2011 | 23926 | 9.1 |
| Feb-2011 | 28786 | 9.0 |
| Mar-2011 | 42014 | 9.0 |
| Apr-2011 | 36251 | 9.1 |
| May-2011 | 31236 | 9.0 |
| Jun-2011 | 27166 | 9.1 |
| Jul-2011 | 23170 | 9.0 |
| Aug-2011 | 24166 | 9.0 |
| Sep-2011 | 22863 | 9.0 |
| Oct-2011 | 25612 | 8.8 |
| Nov-2011 | 23368 | 8.6 |
| Dec-2011 | 18983 | 8.5 |
| Jan-2012 | 25714 | 8.3 |
| Feb-2012 | 31579 | 8.3 |
| Mar-2012 | 42218 | 8.2 |
| Apr-2012 | 40628 | 8.2 |
| May-2012 | 36966 | 8.2 |
| Jun-2012 | 30669 | 8.2 |
| Jul-2012 | 26978 | 8.2 |
| Aug-2012 | 27567 | 8.1 |
| Sep-2012 | 26591 | 7.8 |
| Oct-2012 | 28929 | 7.8 |
| Nov-2012 | 27636 | 7.7 |
| Dec-2012 | 23243 | 7.9 |
| Jan-2013 | 26921 | 8.0 |
| Feb-2013 | 35042 | 7.7 |
| Mar-2013 | 47293 | 7.5 |
| Apr-2013 | 48212 | 7.6 |
| May-2013 | 43856 | 7.5 |
| Jun-2013 | 34436 | 7.5 |
| Jul-2013 | 33230 | 7.3 |
| Aug-2013 | 33797 | 7.2 |
| Sep-2013 | 31802 | 7.2 |
| Oct-2013 | 35312 | 7.2 |
| Nov-2013 | 31896 | 6.9 |
| Dec-2013 | 29528 | 6.7 |
| Jan-2014 | 28668 | 6.6 |
| Feb-2014 | 36403 | 6.7 |
| Mar-2014 | 49596 | 6.7 |
| Apr-2014 | 51502 | 6.3 |
| May-2014 | 60683 | 6.3 |
| Jun-2014 | 57862 | 6.1 |
| Jul-2014 | 40708 | 6.2 |
| Aug-2014 | 31388 | 6.2 |
| Sep-2014 | 25825 | 5.9 |
| Oct-2014 | 26450 | 5.7 |
| Nov-2014 | 24641 | 5.8 |
| Dec-2014 | 25019 | 5.6 |
| Jan-2015 | 21514 | 5.7 |
| Feb-2015 | 24376 | 5.5 |
| Mar-2015 | 29791 | 5.5 |
| Apr-2015 | 29750 | 5.4 |
| May-2015 | 31576 | 5.5 |
| Jun-2015 | 29303 | 5.3 |
| Jul-2015 | 28388 | 5.2 |
| Aug-2015 | 30239 | 5.1 |
| Sep-2015 | 30286 | 5.0 |
| Oct-2015 | 32724 | 5.0 |
| Nov-2015 | 32838 | 5.0 |
| Dec-2015 | 37014 | 5.0 |
| Jan-2016 | 23758 | 4.9 |
| Feb-2016 | 26072 | 4.9 |
| Mar-2016 | 33316 | 5.0 |
| Apr-2016 | 38089 | 5.0 |
| May-2016 | 40337 | 4.7 |
| Jun-2016 | 34450 | 4.9 |
| Jul-2016 | 33723 | 4.9 |
| Aug-2016 | 37048 | 4.9 |
| Sep-2016 | 39501 | 5.0 |
| Oct-2016 | 46184 | 4.9 |
| Nov-2016 | 47211 | 4.6 |
| Dec-2016 | 43251 | 4.7 |
| Jan-2017 | 31576 | 4.8 |
| Feb-2017 | 18754 | 4.7 |
| Mar-2017 | 12195 | 4.5 |
| Apr-2017 | 11127 | 4.4 |
| May-2017 | 14519 | 4.3 |
| Jun-2017 | 16087 | 4.3 |
| Jul-2017 | 18187 | 4.3 |
| Aug-2017 | 22288 | 4.4 |
| Sep-2017 | 22537 | 4.2 |