> BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: In February 2001, there were 1,501 mass layoff actions by
> employers as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits
> during the month, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
> Each action involve
> BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: A total of 1.7 million injuries and illnesses that
> required recuperation away from work beyond the day of the incident were
> reported in private industry workplaces during 1999, according to a survey
> by the Bureau of Labor S
> BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2001:
>
> Both the total number of mass layoff events and the number of employees
> involved climbed in February, reaching their highest levels for that month
> since the data series began 6 years ago, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
> reports. Mass layoffs --
> BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2001:
>
> The rates of increase of both personal income and consumer spending
> moderated in February, another sign of the sluggish national economy,
> according to figures released by the Commerce Department's Bureau of
> Economic Analysis. Total personal in
> BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: In February, 209 metropolitan areas recorded unemployment
> rates below the U.S. average (4.6 percent, not seasonally adjusted), while
> 117 areas registered higher rates, BLS reported today. Nine metropolitan
> areas had rates b
> BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: Labor productivity in manufacturing increased in 1999 in
> 10 of the 11 countries for which comparable data were available, according
> to revised data from BLS. The productivity increase in the United States
> was the highest amo
> BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: Nonfarm employment fell in March, while the unemployment
> rate was little changed at 4.3 percent, BLS reported. A decline in
> nonfarm payroll employment of 86,000 reflected losses in manufacturing,
> help supply services, and reta
> BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2001:
>
> A surprisingly weak employment report -- showing a loss of 86,000 jobs in
> the nonfarm sector -- set off alarms on the economy's health, but few
> analysts say the March figures are a sure sign of a recession. Rather,
> most economists agree the re
> BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2001:
>
> Released Today: The Bureau of Labor Statistics today reported multifactor
> productivity data -- output per unit of combined inputs -- for 1999.
> Multifactor productivity is designed to measure the joint influences on
> economic growth of technol
> BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The U.S. Import Price Index fell 1.6 percent in March,
> the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. The decrease was attributable to
> falling prices for both petroleum and nonpetroleum imports. The Export
> Price Index declined 0
> BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods edged down
> 0.1 percent in March, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
> reports. This decline followed a 0.1 percent rise in February and a 1.1
> percent advance in Jan
> BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2001:
>
> Released Today: Sixty-three percent of the high school graduating class
> of 2000 was enrolled in colleges or universities in the fall, the Bureau
> of Labor Statistics reports. The college enrollment rate was virtually
> the same as a year earlie
> BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2001:
>
> The college enrollment rate for the high school graduating lass of 2000
> rose 0.4 percentage points to 63.3 percent, but was still far below the
> record high rate of 67 percent in 1997, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
> reports. The enrollment rat
> BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
> increased 0.2 percent in March, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of
> 176.2 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. For
> the 12-month period e
> BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: Median weekly earnings of the nation's 99.1 million
> full-time wage and salary workers were $592 in the first quarter of 2001,
> the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This was 3.0 percent
> higher than a year earlier,
> BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2001:
>
> Regional jobless rates remained stable in March as 31 states continued to
> post unemployment rates that were below the national average of 4.3
> percent, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. BLS
> said unemployment rates in a
> BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: In 2000, 83.2 percent of U.S. families had at least one
> employed member, about unchanged from 1999, the U.S. Department of Labor
> Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Of the nation's 71.7 million
> families, 5.7 percent report
> BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: Regional and state unemployment rates were generally
> stable in March. All four regions reported little or no change from
> February, and 44 states and the District of Columbia recorded shifts of
> 0.3 percentage point or less, th
> BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2001:
>
> About 6 percent of the nation's 72 million families had an unemployed
> member last year, says the Bureau of Labor Statistics (The Wall Street
> Journal, tailpiece of its "Work Week" feature, page A1).
>
> The nation's average teacher salary has c
> BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: In March 2001, there were 1,527 mass layoff actions by
> employers as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits
> during the month, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
> U.S. Department of Lab
> BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The Employment Cost Index (not seasonally adjusted) for
> March 2001 was 152.5 (June 1989=100), an increase of 4.1 percent from
> March 2000, the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics
> reports. The Employment Cos
RELEASED TODAY: Regional and state unemployment rates were generally stable
in March, but were higher than a year earlier. All four regions reported
little or no change form February, and 43 states recorded shifts of 0.3
percentage point or less, the Bureau of Labor statistics reported today. The
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2002:
Unemployment rates increased in 30 states in March and decreased in 12
states and the District of Columbia, according to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. The unemployment rate was unchanged in eight states. North
Dakota had the lo
RELEASED TODAY: Employers initiated 1,460 mass layoff actions in March 2002,
as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the
month, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Each action
involved at least 50 persons from a single establishment, and the number
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2002:
RELEASED TODAY: Labor productivity -- defined as output per hour -- rose in
2000 in more than three-fourths of the 170 industries studied by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics. Output rose in 71 percent of the industries, while
hour
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2002:
RELEASED TODAY: The Employment Cost Index for total compensation increased
3.9 percent (civilian workers, not seasonally adjusted) for the year ended
March 2002, the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics
reported
BLS Daily Report: Friday, April 26, 2002
A survey of business conditions conducted during the first two weeks in
April found that the recovery has "deepened and widened" and profit margins
showed the first improvement in seven quarters, the National Association for
Business Economics said April 2
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2002:
Relocation among job seekers has fallen to its lowest level in 16 years,
according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Only 14
percent of new hires relocated in the first quarter, according to
Challenger's quarterly
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2002:
Personal income rose 0.4 percent in March, following a 0.6 percent increase
in February, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The increase in
personal income brought income to $8.92 trillion at a seasonally adjusted
annu
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2002:
RELEASED TODAY: In March, 284 metropolitan areas had higher
unemployment rates than a year earlier, 39 areas had lower rates, and 8
areas had rates that were unchanged, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports.
Thirt
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2002:
New claims for unemployment insurance dipped last week, suggesting that
companies are laying off fewer workers as the budding economic recovery
unfolds. The Labor Department reports today that for the work week ending
April 27, new
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2002:
RELEASED TODAY: The unemployment rate rose to 6.0 percent in April, and
payroll employment was little changed (+43,000), the Bureau of Labor
Statistics reports. Employment rose in the services industry but fell in
construction. Job
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MAY 6, 2002:
Despite other signs that the economy has turned around, the U.S. labor
market remained weak in April, as the unemployment rate climbed to 6.0
percent and payrolls grew very little, according to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. It was
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MAY 13, 2002:
A sharp decline in food prices out-weighed the increase in gasoline and
tobacco prices, causing the producer price index to drop 0.2 percent in
April, compared with a 1.0 percent increase in March, according to the
Bureau of Labor St
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2002:
RELEASED TODAY: Slightly more than three in every five graduates of the
2001 high school class were enrolled in colleges or universities in the
fall, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The college enrollment
rate was l
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2002:
RELEASED TODAY: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
rose 0.6 percent in April, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 179.8
(1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. For the 12-month
period e
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2002:
RELEASED TODAY: In the first quarter of 2002, employers reported 1,669 mass
layoff actions that resulted in the separation of 301,181 workers from their
jobs for more than 30 days, according to preliminary figures released by the
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2002:
RELEASED TODAY: Regional and state unemployment rates were generally stable
from March to April, but were higher than a year earlier. All four regions
reported little or no change from March, and 42 states and the District of
Colum
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MAY 20, 2002:
Unemployment rates increased in 23 states in April and decreased in 20
states and the District of Columbia, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics
reports. The unemployment rate in seven states remained unchanged from
March. For
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2002:
With a stock market bust, a recession that wiped out almost two million
jobs, and the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, Americans would seem to have
plenty of reasons to worry about a diminished future. Instead, they have
emerged from
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2002:
First-quarter layoffs by big employers, affecting 301,200 workers, were at
their lowest level since the third quarter of 2000, says the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. Layoffs fell among information and transportation workers and
amo
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2002:
New claims for U.S. unemployment benefits fell by 9,000 in the latest week,
but remained stubbornly high with a slowly improving economy failing to
translate into job growth. The level of initial claims for state benefits,
which g
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, MAY 24, 2002:
The economy snapped back from last year's recession, growing at an
annual rate of 5.6 percent during the first quarter, the strongest
performance in nearly 2 years. The latest reading on the first-quarter
gross domestic product, whi
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2002:
About 6,000 U.S. workers die on the job each year, according to a new report
from the AFL-CIO, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, says
The Washington Post (page F1). Worldwide, about 5,000 workers die of
work-relate
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2002:
RELEASED TODAY: In April, 290 metropolitan areas had higher unemployment
rates than a year earlier, 31 areas had lower rates, and 10 areas had rates
that were unchanged, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. Thirteen
metropoli
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: Average hourly compensation costs in U.S. dollars for
> production workers in manufacturing in 28 foreign economies declined to 76
> percent of the U.S. level in 2000 from 80 percent in 1999, according to
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2001:
>
> For the fourth consecutive year, the San Jose metropolitan area had the
> highest average -- $76,076-- annual earnings of any area in the United
> States in 2000, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics figures. This
> repr
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2001:
>
> The Labor Department's Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration posted
> a media advisory on the agency's web page providing information to help
> workers facing job loss preserve their health coverage. The department
>
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: In August, 241 metropolitan areas recorded unemployment
> rates below the U.S. average (4.9 percent, not seasonally adjusted), and
> 86 areas registered higher rates, the Bureau of Labor Statistics report
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, OCTOBER 4, 2001:
>
> Almost 100,000 U.S. workers lost their lives over a 16-year period as a
> result of work-related injuries, according to two new documents released
> by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. The leading
> causes
RELEASED TODAY: Payroll employment fell by 199,000 in September, and the
unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.9 percent, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics reported today. Sharp job losses continued in manufacturing, and
employment also fell in services, wholesale trade, and retail trade.
New jobless
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
> rose 0.5 percent in September, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of
> 178.3 (1982-84=100). For the 12-month period ended in September, the
>
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, OCTOBER 18, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: Of the 315 largest counties in the United States, 138 had
> rates of employment growth above the national average of 2.3 percent in
> 2000, and 23 experienced declines in employment, according to preliminary
> data
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, OCTOBER 22, 2001:
>
> A rise in gasoline prices in September pushed consumer prices up by 0.4
> percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. The consumer price index
> for all urban consumers rose to 178.3 in September, following a 0.1
> percent
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2001:
>
> Industrial production fell 1.0 percent in September, the 12th month in a
> row that the industrial sector has declined, the Federal Reserve reports.
> The latest decline brought the industrial production index down to 14
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: Regional and state unemployment rates were stable from
> August to September, but higher than a year earlier. All four regions
> reported little or no change over the month, and 44 states and the
> Distri
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: Median weekly earnings of the nation's 100.9 million
> full-time wage and salary workers were $595 in the third quarter of 2001,
> the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. This was 3.5 percent higher than
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The Employment Cost Index (not seasonally adjusted) for
> September 2001 was 155.6 (June 1989=100), an increase of 4.1 percent from
> September 2000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. The Employmen
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: In September 2001, there were 1,316 mass layoff actions
> by employers as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance
> benefits during the month, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
> Each
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2001:
>
> Mass layoffs by U.S. employers surged 41 percent in September from a year
> earlier, with manufacturing accounting for the largest share of job cuts,
> the government said Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2001:
>
> About 117,700 workers at big corporations were laid off last month after
> September 11, says the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS says it can't
> prove a direct correlation with terrorism (The Wall Street Journal, "
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: In September, 219 metropolitan areas recorded
> unemployment rates below the U.S. average (4.7 percent, not seasonally
> adjusted), and 106 areas posted higher rates, the Bureau of Labor
> Statistics rep
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2001:
>
> The U.S. economy declined at an annual rate of 0.4 percent in the third
> quarter, the first quarterly decrease in 8 years, the Commerce Department
> reports. The decrease in real gross domestic product -- the output of
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: Employment fell sharply in October, and the unemployment
> rate jumped to 5.4 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports.
> Nonfarm payroll employment dropped by 415,000 over the month, by far the
> la
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index (PPI) for Finished Goods decreased
1.6 percent in October, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
reports. This decline followed two consecutive monthly increases of 0.4
percent. Price
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2001:
>
> In the largest one-month drop since the index was begun in 1947, the
> producer price index -- prices producers paid for finished goods -- dipped
> 1.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. A decrease in price
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, November 15, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: In the third quarter of 2001, there were 1,689 mass
> layoff actions by employers that resulted in the separation of 349,866
> workers from their jobs for more than 30 days, according to preliminary
> fi
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The Bureau of Labor Statistics announces the release of
> national employment and wage estimates for wage and salary workers from
> the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey. Legal, management,
> and compu
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, NOVEMBER 16, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
> declined 0.3 percent in October, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of
> 177.7 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. For the
> 12-mo
For the economists among us: how much does industrial production have to
fall before the US is ineligible to be called an industrialized country? :-)
Dave
--
Monday, November 19 2001
Plunging energy prices caused consumer prices to drop 0.3 percent in
October, the Bureau of Labor Stati
RELEASED TODAY: Regional and state unemployment rates generally moved upward
in October. Unemployment rates were higher over the month in 33 states,
lower in 8 states and the District of Columbia, and unchanged in 9 states,
the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The national jobless rate
r
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: 2002 release schedule for Bureau of Labor Statistics' major
economic indicators.
Reflecting layoffs related to the September terrorist attacks and their
aftermath, unemployment rates climbed in 33 states d
About 98 percent of employment growth between 1998 and 2008 will be in the
service sector, according to a recently released report from the AFL-CIO's
Department for Professional Employees. Based on federal data, the report,
The Service Sector: A Statistical Portrait, 2000 Edition, also predicted
t
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2001:
>
> The National Bureau of Economic Research says the U.S. economy fell into
> recession in March, ending a 10-year expansion that was longer than all
> others in the nation's history. Widely anticipated by private
> forecas
> BUREAU 0F LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: In October, 227 metropolitan areas reported unemployment
> rates below the U.S. average (5.0 percent, not seasonally adjusted), and
> 92 areas posted higher rates, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2001:
>
> Retail sales may have improved substantially since September 11, but such
> growth is not enough to offset the additional deterioration in the labor
> markets due to slower activity in the manufacturing and service secto
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: In October 2001, there were 1,816 mass layoff actions by
> employers as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits
> during the month, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: Projections for the American workforce covering 2000 to
2010 were issued today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, providing
information on where future job growth is expected by industry and
occupation and the li
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2001:
>
> As layoffs spread across the country, the portion of U.S. homeowners
> falling into foreclosure reached its highest recorded level in the third
> quarter, and the percentage slipping behind in their mortgage payments was
>
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, Wednesday, DECEMBER 5, 2001:
>
> The Bureau of Labor Statistics says it expects total employment to
> increase by 15 percent by 2010, slightly less than the 17 percent
> employment growth experienced a decade earlier, BLS says in updating its
> labor fo
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The Bureau of Labor Statistics today reported revised
> productivity data -- as measured by output per hour of all persons -- for
> the third quarter of 2001. The seasonally adjusted annual rates of
> pr
December 7, 2001
> Released Today: Employment fell sharply for the second month in a row in
> November, and the unemployment rate rose to 5.7 percent, the Bureau of
> Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Nonfarm
> payroll employment dropped by 331,000, following an eve
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2001:
>
> On the heels of the determination that the US economy is in recession,
> employers cut 331,000 workers from payrolls in November, pushing the
> unemployment rate up 0.3 percentage point to 5.7 percent, according to
> figu
TUESDAY, December 12
Employment prospects will plummet even further in early 2002, according to
projections from 208 respondents to BNA's latest quarterly employment
survey. Production/service workers and technical/professional employees will
see a sharp drop in their job opportunities in the fir
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 1.6 percent in
> November, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. The decline followed a
> 2.4 percent decrease in October and reflected continuing drops in both
> RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods decreased 0.6
> percent in November, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
> reports. This decline followed a 1.6 percent drop in October and a
> 0.4-percent gain in September. November prices for finished goods other
>
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The 2002-03 editions of the Occupational Outlook Handbook
> and the Career Guide to Industries were issued today on the Bureau of
> Labor Statistics' Internet site. The print versions of these
> publicati
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: A total of 5.7 million injuries and illnesses were
> reported in private industry workplaces during 2000, resulting in a rate
> of 6.1 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers, according to the Bureau
>
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: Paid time off was the most prevalent benefit available to
> workers in private establishments in 1999. Paid vacations were offered to
> 79 percent of employees and paid holidays to 75 percent, accordi
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: Youths who work at an early age are more likely to
> continue working as they get older. Eighty-five percent of youths who
> engaged in work activities while age 14 continued to work while age 15,
> and
RELEASED TODAY: Regional and state unemployment rates were generally higher
in November than in the prior month. Jobless rates rose in all four regions
and 36 states, while only 6 states posted decreases, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics reports. The national jobless rate increased to 5.7 percent
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2001:
In 1997, a commission appointed by the Senate Finance Commission concluded
that the annual Consumer Price Index computed by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics was probably 1.1 percent too high, and perhaps even more. The
Boskin Co
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2001:
Mass layoff events totaled 2,699 in November resulting in job losses for
293,074 workers while 350 of those events were directly or indirectly
related to the September 11 terrorist attacks, according to the Bureau of
Labor Stati
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2002:
"So what are you going to do -- not just next year, but for the rest of your
work life? If you're not certain, it doesn't hurt to check out the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics' best estimates about the employment outlook
throu
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2002:
> RELEASED TODAY: In November, 280 metropolitan areas reported higher rates
> than a year earlier, 43 areas had lower rates, and 8 areas had rates that
> were unchanged, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. Nine metropolita
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2002:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: Employment continued to decline in December, and the
> unemployment rate edged up to 5.8 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
> reported today. Nonfarm payroll employment decreased by 124,000 over the
>
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2002l
The unemployment rate increased 0.2 percentage point to 5.8 percent in
December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced. U.S. payrolls declined
by 124,000 in December and have dropped by 1.1 million in the final 4 months
of 200
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2002:
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> A panel of prominent economists chaired by Charles Schultze of the
> Brookings Institution has proposed major changes in the way policymakers
> use the consumer price index, and it is likely the report will become part
> of
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2002:
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> Unemployment grew in nearly 85 percent of the nation's metro areas in
> November from a year earlier, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
> Danville, Va., where the manufacturing slowdown has hit the textile
> in
> DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2002:
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> RELEASED TODAY: The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 0.9 percent in
> December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. The decline followed
> drops of 1.4 percent and 2.3 percent in November and October,
> respectively. The Export Price Index a
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