BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: Regional and state unemployment rates remained generally
stable in March. All four regions posted little or no change over the
month, and 40 states and the District of Columbia recorded shifts of 0.3
percentage point or less. The national jobless rate was unchanged at 4.1
percent. Nonfarm employment increased in 46 states. ...
Severe job-related injuries -- those that require a day or more away from
work to recover -- continued to decline in 1998 to 1.7 million, a 6-year
low, BLS reports. Lost workday cases have declined 37 percent since 1992,
from 2.3 million in 1992 to 1.7 million in 1998. ... Cases of carpal tunnel
syndrome also have continued to slide in 1998. According to BLS, those
cases declined from 41,000 in 1993 to 26,300 in 1998. But workers who
suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome continue to require more time away from
work to recuperate -- 24 days -- than those who are otherwise injured. ...
(Dean Scott in Daily Labor Report, page D-3).
Initial claims filed with state agencies for unemployment insurance benefits
decreased by 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 257,000 in the week ended April
15, the Labor Department's Employment and Training Administration reports.
... (Daily Labor Report, page D-1)
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has posted tables on its
Internet site providing a breakdown of job patterns among minorities and
women in private industry in 1998. The tables were compiled from data
submitted by nearly 40,000 employers with approximately 50 million employees
who filed EEO-1 reporting forms with the commission. ... The data are
presented in aggregated format for major geographic areas and by industry
group. ... The site is http://www.eeoc.gov
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