The U.S. Department of Labor and Statistics released the current unemployment rate of 5.1% for the month in the U.S. and claims the unemployment has not changed in the last two months. However, the states’ statistics reveal that there is a decrease in the U.S. unemployment rate. A test on unemployment was done on a random sample size of 950 and found unemployment at 3.7%. Find a 98% confidence interval for the true unemployment rate based on this sample Interpret the interval and give your conclusion about the U.S. governments claim

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