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BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1998
Payrolls are sneaking up because more new jobs are higher wage, says
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BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1998
Unemployment rates fell in April in all four regions of the U.S., with
the
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jobs
went to people living in the US at the beginning of the year.
The Natl. Rest. Assn. never has believed the CPI for Food Away from Home
before, claiming that because of coupons restaurant prices have been
falling.
Dave
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1998
RELEASED TODAY: Th
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BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1998
A proposal under consideration by BLS to incorporate the price of
services
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BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MAY 18, 1998
After years of spectacular growth that has astounded the most optimistic
The BLS wrote:
>Adding to the growing volume of sharply differing research on the
>employment effects of raising the minimum wage, two new studies find
>that the last round of wage hikes in 1996 and 1997 either caused no job
>loss or eliminated nearly 200,000 positions. One of the studies by
>ec
Doug writes:
>Some quick number play shows that for the last 2 years employment growth in
>eating & drinking establishments has lagged the national average, while
>earnings and hours have run ahead of the average - a reversal of the trends
>of the previous decades. If E&D jobs had grown at the sam
Does anyone believe this. Gingrich's friend, Richard Berman, just won't quit.
Richardson_D wrote:
> BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MAY 4, 1998
>
> More than 146,000 jobs were eliminated in the restaurant industry as a
> result of the minimum wage increases in 1996
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1998
OSHA issues voluntary "common-sense" recommendations to reduce the
number of workers injured in late-night retail establishments,
especially convenience stores, liquor stores, and gasoline stations,
during robberies and other violent acts..
Doug,
I'd like to second Michael Perelman's point about tenure and downsizing.
This would be especially true in large companies which are more likely
to be unionized.
A lot of the increase in total tenure comes from changes in the pattern
of women's labor force participation - women are less
At 12:13 PM 4/27/98 -0400, Doug Henwood wrote:
>Richardson_D wrote:
>
>>Average job tenure of American workers at medium and large companies has
>>reached 13.1 years, nearly a year longer than earlier in the decade,
>>according to a study by a management consulting firm. Examining the
>>employmen
Richardson_D wrote:
>Average job tenure of American workers at medium and large companies has
>reached 13.1 years, nearly a year longer than earlier in the decade,
>according to a study by a management consulting firm. Examining the
>employment records of 1.1 million workers at 59 companies, Wat
Doug, the increase in tenure is consistent with downsizing. For instance,
nobody in our department here has less than 10 years on the job. The
young people have been shed. Those with long tenure remain.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel.
Thomas Kruse wrote:
>I wasn't paying close enough attention to a thread a bit ago entitled, I
>belive, "what went right". If memory serves, the discussion was in part on
>the creation of new jobs in the US. Does anyone have handy some of the data
>from that thread, in particular the rate at whi
for new downsizing, etc.
>
>right?
>
>in pen-l solidarity,
>
>Jim Devine
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1998:
With corporate layoff announcements up 38 percent over year ago levels,
it seems that downsizing is becoming a permanent aspect of U.S. labor markets.
^
from the >BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1998:
>Mid-level managers are making a comeback, says The Washington Post (page
>1). Managers are now a bigger part of the work force than they were at
>the end of the 1980s, before the big management purge earlier this
>decade, a
So much for the shortage of high tech. workers.
> BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1998:
>
> __The past couple of weeks have seen a steady drumbeat of layoff
> announcements in industry sectors that until recently have complained
> about personnel shortages, says Bernard
Pen-L geniuses,
Let's say, hypothetically, that you believed that American
interest rates were too high. Could such factors as the securitization of
low-grade debt make pressure for higher returns "filter" up the
credit-ratings ladder? Could all that BB+ debt on
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1998:
Sales of new homes soared to a record high in February,
as the robust economy, low mortgage rates, and warm weather enticed
throngs of buyers. Single-family home sales rose 4.8 percent, to a
seasonally adjusted annual
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1998
U.S. manufacturing productivity rose 4.4 percent in 1996, less than in
the two previous years but more than the rates recorded in eight of 10
other countries. Only in Japan and Germany did productivity rise faster
in 1996 that in the United States, BLS
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1998:
RELEASED TODAY: According to updated figures, manufacturing productivity
in the United States rose 4.4 percent in 1996, a smaller increase than
in 1994 or 1995. Nevertheless, the U.S. productivity growth rate was
higher than the rates recorded for 8 of
> RELEASED TODAY: In May 1997, about 25.0 million full-time wage and
> salary workers had flexible work schedules that allowed them to vary the
> time they began or ended work. The proportion of workers with such
> schedules was 27.6 percent, up sharply from the 15.1 percent recorded
> when the d
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1998
RELEASED TODAY: In May 1997, about 25.0 million full-time wage and
salary workers had flexible work schedules that allowed them to vary the
time they began or ended work. The proportion of workers with such
schedules was 27.6 percent, up sharply from
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1998
The lack of knowledge about the extent of child labor law violations in
the United States makes it difficult to determine exactly how many
children are working in agriculture and getting injured, witnesses tell
a congressional forum in Northern
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1998
It will take more than a small oil price increase to knock the U.S.
economy off its stride, says The Wall Street Journal (page A2) The
most important thing to remember, economists say, is that the recent
drop in oil prices was largely unexpected - a
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1998
Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 40 states in February, and the
jobless rate declined in 27 states, BLS reports (Daily Labor Report,
page D-1).
Wages for the lowest-paid workers finally are starting to rise,
suggesting the possible reversal of
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1998
Predicting a "major hit" from the Asian financial crisis, the nation's
top manufacturing lobby said its members expect a significant slowdown
in U.S. export sales this year, as well as slower economic growth
overall. The National
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1998:
Energy prices continued their nose dive in February, helping to
eliminate inflation at the wholesale level as measured by the Producer
Price Index for Finished Goods, which fell a seasonally adjusted 0.1
percent for the month, BLS reported (Daily Labor
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1998
TODAY'S NEWS RELEASE: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods
declined 0.1 percent in February, seasonally adjusted. This decline
followed decreases of 0.7 percent in January and 0.2 percent in
December. The index for finished goods other
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1998
RELEASED TODAY: The U.S. Import Price Index fell 0.8 percent in
February. The decline marked the fourth month in a row the index was
down and was again attributable to decreases in both petroleum and
nonpetroleum prices. The U.S. Export Price Index
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1998
RELEASED TODAY: More than 21 million persons did some work at home as
part of their primary job in May 1997. The overall number of persons
doing job-related work at home did not grow dramatically between 1991
and 1997, but the number of wage and
> BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1998
> The economy is generating millions of new jobs every year, but most
> Americans' standard of living is stagnant, says Louis Uchitelle (New
> York Times, March 8, page 1, section 3). What's wrong? With new
> competitors
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1998
RELEASED TODAY: In the fourth quarter, productivity rose in both the
business and nonfarm business sectors by less than it had in the
previous quarter For the year 1997, productivity increases in both
sectors were about the same as the 1996
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1998
__Exceeding expectations for the fifth consecutive month, the U.S.
economy in February added a seasonally adjusted 310,000 new nonfarm
payroll jobs, with half the growth coming from service industries, BLS
says. The nation's unemployment rate essent
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1998
RELEASED TODAY
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- Nonfarm payroll employment rose, and the
unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 4.6 percent in February.
The number of payroll jobs rose by 310,000, with continuing strength in
services and construction
Richardson_D quoted:
>Evidence is mounting that productivity growth is returning to the level
>of the golden 1950s and 1960s.
Here are the numbers; I'll leave it to the readers to decide if Business
Week's assertions are true, or just part of the intoxicating afterglow of
checking your mutual fu
> BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1998
>
> Wage data compiled by the Bureau of National Affairs in the first
> eight weeks of 1998 show that the median first year wage increase in
> newly negotiated labor contracts is 3 percent, the same increase as
> reported for t
> BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1998
>
> ___Declining energy prices kept inflation at bay in January as
> measured by the CPI-U, which was unchanged for the month, seasonally
> adjusted, BLS reports. The monthly CPI rate was unchanged for the
> first time in four y
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1998
RELEASED TODAY:
CPI - The CPI-U was unchanged in January (seasonally adjusted),
following increases of 0.1 percent in each of the preceding two months.
The food index advanced 0.3 percent in January
.The energy index
declined 2.4 percent
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1998
There were 1,608 mass layoff actions by employees in December, involving
170,110 workers, BLS reports. The numbers were higher than that
reported by BLS in November, when there were 1,143 layoff actions
affecting 97,509 workers
.(Daily Labor Report
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1998
RELEASED TODAY: In December 1997, there were 1,608 mass layoff actions
by employers as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance
benefits during the month. Each action involved at least 50 persons
from a single establishment, and 170,110
On Fri, 20 Feb 1998, Richardson_D wrote:
> Stereotype turns students off of high-paying careers, says USA Today
> (Feb. 16, page 1B). Students of all ages, although weaned on computers,
> perceive tech jobs to be for introverts, geeks, and geniuses who can
> hack into the CIA but rarely wear sock
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1998
__Sharply falling petroleum and nonpetroleum prices help lower the price
of imported goods by 1.3 percent in January, the largest monthly drop in
nearly a year, BLS reported. BLS also reported that import prices from
the Asian Newly Industrialized
> BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1998
>
> __Led by a sharp drop in finished energy prices and declines in about
> every other category, the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods fell
> a seasonally adjusted 0.7 percent in January, BLS reports. Over the
> last
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1998
RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods declined
0.7 percent in January, seasonally adjusted. This decline was led by a
sharp drop for finished energy prices and followed decreases of 0.2
percent in both December and November
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1998
__Sharply falling petroleum and nonpetroleum prices help lower the price
of imported goods by 1.3 percent in January, the largest monthly drop in
nearly a year, BLS reported. BLS also reported that import prices from
the Asian Newly Industrialized
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1998
The number of work stoppages dropped to an all-time low in 1997, but the
number of workers idled by stoppages increased from 1996, BLS reports.
BLS says 29 major work stoppages began during 1997, putting 339,000
employees out of work and resulting in
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1998
RELEASED TODAY: The number of major work stoppages dropped to a record
low in 1997. Other measures of work stoppage activity were low by
historical standards, although the number of workers idled by stoppages
increased from a year ago
.
Wage gains
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1998
__Productivity in the nation's nonfarm business sector grew by 2 percent
in the fourth quarter of 1997 and 1.7 percent for the year, BLS reports.
The productivity measure was based on output growth of 5.5 percent and
an increase of 3.5 perce
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY AND TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9 AND 10, 1998
RELEASED TODAY: In the fourth quarter of 1997, productivity advanced
2.2 percent in the business sector as output grew 5.5 percent and hours
worked rose less - 3.2 percent (seasonally adjusted annual rates). In
the nonfarm business
> BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1998
>
> RELEASED TODAY: Employment rose substantially in January, and the
> unemployment rate remained at 4.7 percent. Nonfarm payroll employment
> grew by 358,000, with large gains occurring in construction and
> manufacturing
.
>
Richardson_D wrote:
>> "The changes we have made have lowered the rate of growth [in the CPI]
>> between about half a percentage point and eight tenths of a percentage
>> point," BLS commissioner Katharine Abraham said at a press conference
>> in New York on Jan. 29
.Abraham said the BLS planned
At 04:10 PM 1/14/98 -0500, Dave Richardson wrote:
>It should be noted that none of these decisions were made strictly from
>the narrow financial point of view of the hospital -- that would be a
>violation of medical ethics.
etc.
There is another possible interpretation: once the docs found out
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Hi --
This is for those who have wondered where the BLS Daily Report had gone.
The following was sent out to my co
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1997:
New claims filed with state agencies for unemployment insurance benefits
fell by 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 307,000 in the week ending
December 20, the Labor Department's Employment and Training
Administration reports (Daily Labor Report, p
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1997:
New orders for manufactured durable goods jumped 4.8 percent to $195
billion in November, with heightened demand for transportation equipment
leading the advance, the Commerce Department reports. When
transportation equipment is removed from the
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1997
Revisiting their own controversial research, a pair of prominent
economists concluded that better data support their original assertion:
Raising the minimum wage moderately doesn't cost jobs. In the new work,
David Card of the Universi
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1997:
Four years after the North American Free Trade Agreement opened borders
for freer movement of capital, reshaping the continent's industrial
landscape, labor is belatedly forging its own cross-border alliances.
And the new ties are changing th
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1997
A new comprehensive set of wage data released by BLS shows average
hourly pay for more than 760 occupations across United States
industries. This first report is based on BLS' redesigned Occupational
Employment Survey, which for many years has
, December 18, 1997 12:13 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:Re: BLS Daily Report
Quoth the BLS:
>The string of well-behaved inflation reports continued in November,
with
>the CPI-U edging up 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, BLS reports. The
>CPU rose at just 1.8 percent (s
97 5:28 PM
To: DailyReport
Cc: Ayres_M; Hoyle_K
Subject: BLS Daily Report
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: BLS announces the first release of wage data for a
comprehensive set of over 760 occupations from the redesigned
Occupational Employment Stati
Quoth the BLS:
>The string of well-behaved inflation reports continued in November, with
>the CPI-U edging up 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, BLS reports. The
>CPU rose at just 1.8 percent (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the
>first 11 months of 1997, compared with a 3.3 percent advance f
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY,. DECEMBER 17, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: A total of 6.2 million injuries and illnesses were
reported in private industry workplaces during 1996, resulting in a rate
of 7.4 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers, according to a survey
by BLS. Employers reported a 5
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1997
RELEASED TODAY:
CPI - On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent in
November, following increases of 0.2 percent in each of the preceding
four months. The food index increased 0.2 percent in November The
energy index, which
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1997
The PPI for finished goods fell 0.2 percent, seasonally adjusted, in
November, as energy costs declined. The core PPI rate edged down 0.1
percent in November. For the year to date, finished goods prices fell
at a seasonally adjusted annual rate
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: The Producer price Index for Finished Goods decreased
0.2 percent in November, seasonally adjusted. This followed a rise of
0.1 percent in October. The index for crude materials rose 1.6 percent
after advancing 4.0 percent in October
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1997:
Today's News Release: "U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes - November
1997" indicates that the U.S. Import Price Index fell 0.3 percent in
November. The decrease was attributable to a turnaround in petroleum
prices, as well as
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1997:
The country's purchasing executives are optimistic about the economy for
1998, with expectations of higher revenues compared with 1997 and record
bullishness on manufacturing employment for the coming year, the
National Association of Purch
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1997
Labor relations officials participating in the Bureau of National
Affairs' annual survey of employer bargaining objectives express
confidence that they will achieve their goals in contract talks with
union representative in 1998. The survey'
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1997:
The economy added 404,000 nonfarm payroll jobs, seasonally adjusted, and
the unemployment rate dipped to 4.6 percent in November. Analysts say
the stronger-than expected employment report indicates the economy is
not slowing as expected. The
> BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1997:
>
> RELEASED TODAY:
>EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- Employment rose sharply in November, and
> the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.6 percent. Nonfarm
> payroll employment increased by 404,000 with gains widespread
> t
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BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: BLS will hold a series of briefings to inform members
of
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: Average annual pay of employees within the nation's 313
metropolitan areas increased by 4.0 percent from 1995 to 1996. The 4.0
percent increase from 1995 to 1996 was the largest over-the-year gain
since 1992. Average annual p
Richardson_D wrote:
>Contrary to popular belief, average pay has steadily risen in the last
>25 years, according to a report by American Enterprise Institute
>economist Marvin H. Kosters.
[etc.]
This is brilliant! If you don't like what the data say, adjust them three
or four times to achieve t
Contrary to popular belief, when Humpty-dumpty used words they meant
whatever he wanted them to mean. Also contrary to popular belief,
Procrustes' bed could accomodate guests both tall and short. Marvin Koster
gives everyone a pay boost by defining average pay in a most peculiar way.
Whew is right
Are people really talking about the US economy entering a "New Era"? The
last time those words were used was during the optimistic phase of the 1920s.
The "New Economy" is nicer in that it avoids the historical connection, but
in essence it's the same thing.
Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http:
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1997
Growth in the manufacturing sector continues in September, but at a
slower pace, reflecting slower expansion of production and new orders,
the National Association of Purchasing Management reports (Daily
Labor Report, page A-11)_The
millionaires' club, e.g., Paul Wellstone is the only Senate
member of the Progressive Caucus while there are more than 70 House
members.
Dave
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BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1997
Illustrating the tight labor markets that exist in many parts of the
country, the latest state employmen
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY AND TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 AND 30, 1997
RELEASED ON TUESDAY: Most state unemployment rates showed little change
in August, as 43 states recorded shifts of 0.3 percentage point or less
from July. The national jobless rate, 4.9 percent, was little changed
over the month
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1997
Close to 10 million low-paid employees got a raise this year, with the
increase in the federal minimum wage that took effect Sept. 1. For
millions of other workers, their pay is regulated by state laws and
regulations that vary widely in their
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1997
Long-lived economic expansion is unlikely to end soon, thanks to
investment-led productivity growth and a healthy financial sector that
should be able to absorb unexpected shocks, says Janet Yellen, who
chairs the Council of Economic Advisers
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1997
The BLS experimental geometric mean version of the CPI rose 2 percent in
the year ended in August, the agency reports. The official CPI-U has
risen 2.2 percent in the year ended in August (Daily Labor Report,
page A-4).
In an article about
>Overtime persists at near-record levels, and many workers are chafing.
>Manufacturing overtime reached a record average 4.9 hours a week in
>March and April, slipped, and climbed again -- to 4.8 hours in August,
>the Labor Department says. Many companies want to avoid hiring that
>could mean lay
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1997
Higher job-related death rates and health insurance costs are creating
barriers to hiring older workers, despite widespread labor shortages.
Older workers are more than twice as likely as younger ones to die of
job-related causes, recent BLS studies
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1997
All States except Alaska and Hawaii registered gains in
inflation-adjusted per capita personal income during 1996, with the
largest increases in the Plains region, according to revised figures
from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1997
Initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits decreased by 5,000 to
a seasonally adjusted 306,000 in the week ended Sept. 13, the Labor
Department reports (Daily Labor Report, page D-8)_The number of
Americans filing new claims for
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 AND 18, 1997
The CPI-U rose a moderate 0.2 percent, seasonally adjusted, in August,
while the core rate edged up just 0.1 percent, BLS reports. Falling
apparel prices and plunging airline fares held down the core rate and
helped moderate
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1997
RELEASED TODAY:
CPI -- On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in
August, the same as in July. The food index increased 0.4 percent in
August. Grocery store food prices, which rose 0.3 percent in July,
increased 0.6 percent in
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1997
Seven consecutive monthly decreases in wholesale prices, the longest
such string since the government began tracking these costs in 1947,
finally come to an end. Rising energy costs in August boosted the PPI
for Finished Goods by a seasonally
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased
0.3 percent in August, seasonally adjusted. This followed declines in
each of the seven previous months About two-thirds of the August
increase resulted from a 1.4 percent
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: The average annual pay of all workers covered by State
and Federal Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs was $28,945 in 1996, a
3.9 percent increase over the 1995 national average, according to
preliminary data. The annual pay of
I just had an idea about the job tenure debate, prompted by this latest
BLS report (thanks!). Perhaps the churning has increased primarily in
the primary sector, where hanging on to your job is more important, and
in which there have been traditional expectations of greater tenure. If
churning h
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: In June 1997, there were 1,113 mass layoff actions by
employers as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits
during the month. Each action involved at least 50 persons from a
single establishment, and the number
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: The revised seasonally adjusted annual rate of
productivity change in the second quarter of 1997 was 2.7 percent in
both the business and the nonfarm business sectors. In both sectors,
productivity growth was stronger than in the
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1997
__U.S. nonfarm payroll employment grew by a seasonally adjusted 49,000
in August, held down by a massive strike at United Parcel Service. The
unemployment rate rose a statistically insignificant 0.1 percent to 4.9
percent. The jobless rate has
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1997
Spending on construction rises 0.5 percent in July, lifted by increased
spending for both housing and nonresidential structure, the Commerce
Department reported (Daily Labor Report, page A-4)_The Index of
forward-looking economic indicators
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1997
RELEASED TODAY:
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- Employment and unemployment were little
changed in August. The jobless rate was 4.9 percent in August; it had
been 4.8 percent in July and has shown little movement over the past
several months. Nonfarm
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1997
As the second half of a two-part minimum wage hike took effect Sept. 1,
a look at the latest data from BLS shows that 1.5 million workers were
making the former minimum wage of $4.75 in the second quarter of 1997
Unpublished work tables from BLS
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1997
With thousands of solid-paying, career-oriented jobs available, a
steadily increasing number of high school graduates are deciding they
don't need to spend four years in college to get their piece of the
American dream. A tight labor market an
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