def gen_topline_employment_change(shortened_dv_list):
    """Create variables for the topline employment change for the current and
    previous months."""

    topline_employment_change = round((shortened_dv_list[11] - shortened_dv_list[10]) * 1000)
    prev_topline_employment_change = round((shortened_dv_list[10] - shortened_dv_list[9]) * 1000)

    return topline_employment_change, prev_topline_employment_change