Recently added articles from Monthly Labor Review:
Notes on current labor statistics.(Current Labor Statistics)
May 01, 2009 ... This section of the Review presents the principal statistical series collected and calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics: series on labor force; employment; unemployment; labor compensation; consumer, producer, and international prices; productivity; international comparisons; and ...
Notes on current labor statistics.(Current Labor Statistics)
Apr 01, 2009 ... This section of the Review presents the principal statistical series collected and calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics: series on labor force; employment; unemployment; labor compensation; consumer, producer, and international prices; productivity; international comparisons; and ...
The February Review.(Labor Month In Review)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Wedding rings and a baby bottle on this month's cover illustration either mean the Monthly Labor Review is markedly changing its focus or, more likely, we're leading off this month with an examination of the changing impact of marriage and children on women's labor force participation ....
Regional report.(Labor Month In Review)(impact of higher education institutions on the Boston area labor market)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2009 ... BLS periodically issues reports prepared by analysts in our network of Regional Offices. The latest report (available at http://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/ collegesboston.pdf) examines the impact on the Boston metropolitan area labor market of its noteworthy concentration of institutions of ...
Paid-leave benefits.(Labor Month In Review)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2009 ... As touched upon in the article alluded to earlier by Diaz and Wallick, it is common for U.S. employers to offer paid leave to their employees in forms such as holidays, vacations, sick leave, and personal leave. The latest issue of the BLS publication Program Perspectives showcases the ...
Import and export price trends, 2007: prices for imports and exports increased in 2007 as global demand for raw materials expanded faster than supply and the U.S. dollar lost value against the currencies of trading partners.(Import and Export Prices)(Report)
Feb 01, 2009; ... In 2007, imports were most affected by rising energy, chemical, and metals costs, in addition to the devaluation of the dollar. Growing economies such as China and India pushed global demand for oil; demand remained strong throughout the year and pressured prices upward across all sectors ...
Leisure and illness leave: estimating benefits in combination: the National Compensation Survey collects data on employee access to individual paid-leave benefits, allowing economists to estimate the incidence of specific benefit programs; but when benefits can be used interchangeably, it is also useful to create and analyze combinations of benefits.(Leisure and Illness Leave)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Paid vacation leave, holidays, and sick leave are among the most expensive benefits offered to employees in private industry. (1) They are also some of the most widespread: according to the National Compensation Survey (NCS), 78 percent of private sector workers receive paid vacation ...
Retirement and the "Merchants of Doom".(Aging Nation: The Economics and Politics of Growing Old in America)(Book review)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Aging Nation: The Economics and Politics of Growing Old in America. By James H. Schulz and Robert H. Binstock, Baltimore, MD, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, 283 pp., $25.00/paperback. When was the last time you were invited to someone's retirement party? If you have ...
Notes on current labor statistics.(Report)
Feb 01, 2009 ... This section of the Review presents the principal statistical series collected and calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics: series on labor force; employment; unemployment; labor compensation; consumer, producer, and international prices; productivity; international comparisons; and ...
Comparative indicators.(Current Labor Statistics)(Statistical table)
Feb 01, 2009 ... <Pre> 1. Labor market indicators Selected indicators 2007 2008 2006 IVEmployment data Employment status of the civilian non institutional population ...
Labor force data.(Current Labor Statistics)(Statistical table)
Feb 01, 2009 ... <Pre> 4. Employment status of the population, by sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin, monthly data seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Employment status Annual average 2007 2007 2008 Dec. TOTAL ...
Labor compensation and collective bargaining data.(Current Labor Statistics)(Statistical table)
Feb 01, 2009 ... <Pre> 30. Employment Cost Index, compensation, (1) by occupation and industry group [December 2005 = 100] 20062007 Series Dec. Mar. June Civilian workers (2)...
Price data.(Current Labor Statistics)(Statistical table)
Feb 01, 2009 ... <Pre> 38. Consumer Price Indexes for All Urban Consumers and for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity or service group [1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise indicated] Annual average ...
Productivity data.(Current Labor Statistics)(Statistical table)
Feb 01, 2009 ... <Pre> 47. Indexes of productivity, hourly compensation, and unit costs, quarterly data seasonally adjusted [1992 = 100] Item2005 2006IV I II III IV Business Output ...
International comparisons data.(Current Labor Statistics)(Statistical table)
Feb 01, 2009 ... <Pre> 51. Unemployment rates, approximating U.S. concepts, 10 countries, seasonally adjusted [Percent] Country 20062007 United States 4.6 4.6 Canada5.5 5.3 Australia 4.8 4.4 Japan 4.2 3.9 France...
Injury and illness data.(Current Labor Statistics)(Statistical table)
Feb 01, 2009 ... <Pre> 54. Occupational injury and illness rates by industry, (1) United States Incidence rates per 100 full-time workers (3) 1989 ...