> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, JANUARY 11, 2002:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods declined 0.7
> percent in December, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
> reports. The December decline follows decreases of 0.6 percent in
> November an
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2002:
Led by a drop in energy costs, producer prices fell 0.7 percent in December,
after a 0.6 percent decline in November, according to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. The Producer Price Index has fallen 3 months in a row.
According
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2002:
Weakness in labor markets across the country will dampen wage increases this
year, holding private industry pay gains below 4 percent, according to the
latest Bureau of National Affairs Wage Trend Indicator report. The WTI's
fin
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2002:
RELEASED TODAY: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
declined 0.2 percent in December, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics reported. For the 12-month period ended in December, the CPI-U
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2002:
RELEASED TODAY: Median weekly earnings of the nation's 98.4 million
full-time wage and salary workers were $605 in the fourth quarter of 2001,
the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. This was 3.4 percent higher than a
year ea
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2002:
RELEASED TODAY: Most regional and state unemployment rates either rose or
were little changed in December, and virtually all were higher than a year
earlier, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The national
jobless r
Daily Report: Thursday, January 24, 2002
Recent signs of strength in consumer confidence and manufacturing activity
may show that the economy is poised to rebound from recession by spring, a
panel of top banking economists said January 23. "Despite lingering
concerns over the economy, the Federa
FRIDAY, January 25
New claims for unemployment insurance for the week ended Jan. 19 dropped to
their lowest level since July, falling 15,000 to 376,000 seasonally
adjusted, down from the previous week's revised total of 391,000, according
to figures released by the Employment and Training Adminis
> BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2001:
>
> The Employment Cost Index rose a strong 4.1 percent for the 12 months
> ended in March 2001, but remained below the March 2000 growth rate of 4.3
> percent, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
> Private industry benefits cost
> BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2001:
>
> U.S. economic growth rose at a better-than-expected 2.0 percent annual
> rate in the first quarter of 2001, as consumer spending remained robust
> and net exports rose for the first time since 1998, the Commerce
> Department reported April 27. Pers
> BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2001:
>
> The month of April ended the same way it began -- with an economic report
> that surprised analysts. The jobs report showed a U.S. economy that
> appeared weaker than projected, while the first estimates of gross
> domestic product showed resilience
> RELEASED TODAY: In March, 224 metropolitan areas recorded unemployment
> rates below the U.S. average (4.6 percent, not seasonally adjusted), while
> 101 areas registered higher rates, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
> U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Nine metropolitan areas had
> BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: From 1998 to 1999, multifactor productivity rose 0.8
> percent in the private business sector and 0.6 percent in the private
> nonfarm business sector, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports.
> Multifactor productivity is designed to
> BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: Employment declined in April, and the unemployment rate
> rose to 4.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. Payroll
> employment fell by 223,000, following a decline of 53,000 (as revised) in
> March. In April, large job l
> BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The Bureau of Labor Statistics today reported preliminary
> productivity data -- as measured by output per hour of all persons -- for
> the first quarter of 2001. The seasonally adjusted annual rates of
> productivity change in the f
> BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MAY 7, 2001:
>
> Payroll cuts reported for April -- a huge 223,000 by nonfarm employers --
> may turn out to be the largest monthly drop for the current economic
> slowdown, analysts predict in assessing the employment figures released by
> the Bureau of Labor Statisti
> BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2001:
>
> Nonfarm business productivity fell 0.1 percent in the first quarter, the
> measure's first decline since the first quarter of 1995, the Bureau of
> Labor Statistics reports. Analysts say they had been expecting growth of
> about 1.0 percent for the
> BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The U.S. Import Price Index fell 0.5 percent in April,
> the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The monthly decrease was
> the third in a row and was attributable to falling prices for both
> petroleum and nonpetroleum impo
> BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2001:
>
> Based on its latest survey of front-line managers across a variety of
> industries, the National Association for Purchasing Management reports
> that the manufacturing sector remains in a slump, but the rate of decline
> is slowing. The rest of the
> BLS DAILY REPORT, Monday, May 14, 2001:
>
Held in check by small gains in energy, prices received by producers of
finished goods climbed a modest 0.3 percent in April on a seasonally
adjusted basis, according to figures released May 11 by the Labor
Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics. Alth
> BLS DAILY REPORT, Friday, May 11, 2001
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods rose 0.3
> percent in April, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
> the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This increase followed a
> 0.1-percent decline in March and
> BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: Labor productivity rose in 1999 in more than two-thirds
> of 119 U.S. manufacturing industries, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
> reports. Slightly more than half of the industries registering
> productivity growth also posted
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
> increased 0.3 percent in April, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor
> Statistics reported today. For the 12-month period ended in April, the
> CPI-U increas
> BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: In the first quarter of 2001, there were 1,664 mass
> layoff actions by employers that resulted in the separation of 305,227
> workers from their jobs for more than 30 days, according to preliminary
> figures released by the Bureau
> BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: Regional and state unemployment rates were generally
> stable in April. All four regions reported little change from March, and
> 41 states recorded shifts of 0.3 percentage point or less, the Bureau of
> Labor Statistics reports. Th
> BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2001:
>
> The proportion of U.S. workers holding contingent jobs -- those expected
> to last a relatively short time -- declined somewhat between 1999 and
> 2001, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. To some extent, the
> strong economy during that per
> BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MAY 29, 2001:
>
> Two Federal Reserve Board economists say 2.7 percent, or 4 million
> members, of the work force switched employers in an average month in 1999.
> The study, by Bruce C. Fallick and Charles A. Fleischman, using data from
> the Bureau of Labor Statisti
> BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: In April, 223 metropolitan areas recorded unemployment
> rates below the U.S. average (4.2 percent, not seasonally adjusted), while
> 99 areas registered higher rates, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported
> today. Fourteen metrop
> BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: In April 2001, there were 1,445 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 involved at l
> BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: Nonfarm employment and the unemployment rate were little
> changed in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
> Manufacturing had another large job loss, which was mostly offset by
> employment gains in other industries, i
> BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2001:
>
> Nonfarm payroll employment fell 19,000 in May, yet the overall
> unemployment rate actually dropped 0.1 percentage point to 4.4 percent as
> the number of people in the labor force fell, the Bureau of Labor
> Statistics reports. "This is a day of mix
> BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of
> Labor today reported revised productivity data -- as measured by output
> per hour of all persons -- for the first quarter of 2001. The revised
> seasonally adjusted annual
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY; Labor productivity rose in 1999 in most of the U.S.
> service-producing and mining industries studied by the Bureau of Labor
> Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. Nearly half of the industries
> that
> BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2001:
>
> High-technology employment grew by 235,000 jobs to 5.3 million in 2000, a
> 4.6 percent rise, according to a report by the American Electronics
> Association. It was the slowest growth rate since 1995, but it helped
> keep unemployment "extremely
> BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2001:
>
> Americans' salaries may be going up, but inflation will devour all but a
> tiny fraction of the increase this year and next, says George Hager in USA
> Today (page 1A). That will lead to the worst inflation-adjusted increases
> in salaries in a decad
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2001:
>
> The job market is less than rosy, we hear from BLS economist Philip Rones.
> Signs of the worsening economy: The unemployment rate is the highest it
> has been since late 1998...employment has fallen 2 months in a row for the
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2001:
>
> Graduating college students are experiencing firsthand just how
> dramatically the job market has soured. Employment offers are being
> rescinded, job hunts are taking months -- even for graduates with advanced
> degrees -- a
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY; The U.S. Import Price Index rose 0.3 percent in May, the
> Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.
> The increase followed three consecutive monthly declines and was
> attributable to r
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods rose 0.1
> percent in May, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
> U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This increase followed a
> 0.3-percent gain in
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
> increased 0.5 percent in May, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of
> 177.7 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department
> of Labor repo
> BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2001:
>
> Consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in May, as fuel prices climbed higher for
> the second consecutive month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
> Department of Labor reported. Excluding the volatile food and energy
> components of the index, consum
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: Regional and state unemployment rates were generally
> stable in May. All four regions reported little or no change from April
> and 44 states and the District of Columbia recorded shifts of 0.3
> percentage point or less
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2001:
>
> The Pacific region posted the highest unemployment rate in May, while New
> England still has the lowest jobless rate, according to figures released
> by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. Between
>
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2001:
>
> The trade deficit in goods and services narrowed 2.7 percent in April as
> the global economic slowdown reduced both imports and exports, the
> Commerce Department reports. The improvements in the April trade
> imbalance came about as tota
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2001:
>
> Because productivity growth melts away problems of inflation, budget
> deficits, unemployment and stagnant income, there is great interest in
> knowing whether the upturn reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
> since the mid-1990's w
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS DAILY REPORT, JUNE 25, 2001:
>
> Workforce reductions in the high-tech industry have garnered many of the
> headlines and public attention this year, but layoffs in the old economy
> sectors have actually been more numerous since 1997, the outplacement firm
> Challeng
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2001:
> The median compensation level for top human resource executives has
> climbed to more than $200,000 in salary and bonuses, according to survey
> results released at the Society for Human Resource Management's annual
> conference. In general, the pay le
> BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: In May, 206 metropolitan areas recorded unemployment rates
> below the U.S.average (4.1 percent, not seasonally adjusted), while 118
> areas registered higher rates, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported
> today. Among the 16 me
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: In May 2001, there were 1,426 mass layoff actions by
> employers as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits
> during the month, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor's
> Bure
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY; In March 2001, employer costs for employee compensation
> for civilian workers in private industry and State and local government in
> the United States averaged $22.15 per hour worked, the U.S. Department of
> Labor's Bure
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BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1999
Seniors are staying on the job -- some for satisfaction, some for survival,
says The Washington Post (page E1). ...
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BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1999
U.S. employers laid off 190,070 workers in 1,608 mass layoff actions in
Dec
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> BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1999:
>
> Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 38 states in February, with
> I
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BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: In January, 201 metropolitan areas recorded unemployment
r
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BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1999:
RELEASED TODAY: Labor productivity in manufacturing increased during 1997
i
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> BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1999:
>
> Falling food costs -- the biggest decline in nearly 17 years -- was
> l
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BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods declined 0.4
perc
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BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1999
__The economy again defied predictions of a slowdown, cr
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BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: Regional and state unemployment rates were stable in
January
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BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1999
The nation's average unemployment rate in 1998 fell to 4.5 percent, its
lowest
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BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1999:
Personal income gained 0.6 percent in January, to post its strongest gain
si
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: In March, 213 metropolitan areas recorded unemployment
rates below the U.S. average (4.4 percent, not seasonally adjusted), while
110 areas had higher rates. Of the 11 metropolitan areas with rates below
2.0 percent, 6 were located in
JUST OUT: CPI up 0.7% March to April, 2.3% from April 1998 to April 1999.
These are much larger than anything I have seen in a long, long time. Part
but not all of this is due to gasoline: the "core" rate, excluding Food and
Energy, was up 0.4% in April.
Dave
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> BLS DAILY REPO
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MAY 17, 1999
__Consumer prices charged ahead at the fastest pace since the Persian Gulf
conflict, igniting some fears that the nation's benign inflation environment
may be changing. Seasonally adjusted data from BLS show that the CPI-U
leapt 0.7 percent in April, the bi
> BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1999
>
> U.S. employers laid off 80,134 workers in 878 mass layoff events in
> February, BLS reports. Both the number of mass layoff events and the
> number of workers affected were a little lower than in February 1998. ...
> (Daily Labor Report, page D-5).
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: In March 1999, there were 799 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 of worker
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: In 1998, the proportion of U.S. families with at least one
employed member was 82.6 percent, up 0.5 percentage point from 1997. Of the
nation's 70.2 million families, 6.4 percent reported having an unemployed
member, a decline of 0.6 perce
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1999:
The "traditional family" in which only the husband worked comprised only
19.2 percent of all married-couple families in 1998. This was about the
same as in the previous year, but far short of the nearly 50 percent 30
years ago, according to data release
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: Regional and state unemployment rates were relatively
stable in April. All four regions reported little change over the month,
and 42 states recorded shifts of 0.3 percentage point or less. The national
jobless rate was essentially unchang
> BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MAY 24, 1999
>
> The Midwest in April had the lowest unemployment rate of any region in the
> country at 3.4 percent, while the West had the highest at 5.1 percent. In
> the South, the April jobless rate was 4.1 percent, and in the Northeast it
> was 4.2 percent, BLS
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: In February 1999, there were 878 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 of work
> BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1999
>
> RELEASED TODAY:
> CPI -- The CPI-U rose 0.7 percent in April on a seasonally adjusted
> basis. This was the largest monthly advance since an increase of the same
> magnitude in October 1990. About half of the CPI-U advance was
> attributable to a r
> BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1999:
>
> Today's News Release: "Employment Experience and Other Characteristics of
> Youths: Results from a New Longitudinal Survey" indicates that more than
> half (57 percent) of youths participate in some type of work activity
> while age 14, and nearly
> BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MAY 3, 1999:
>
> More than half (57 percent) of all youths work at some time while age 14,
> mostly in freelance jobs, according to a new survey by BLS. The findings
> represent the first round of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
> 1997, a nationally represen
> BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1999:
>
> Today's News Release: "Productivity by Industry: Service Sector and
> Mining, 1997" reports on labor productivity changes in 1997 for selected
> industries in the service and the mining sectors of the U.S. economy.
> Labor productivity -- defined as
> BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1999:
>
> Today's News Release: "Productivity and Costs: First Quarter 1999"
> indicates that the annual rates of productivity change -- as measured by
> output per hour of all persons -- for the first quarter of 1999 were 4.7
> percent in the business secto
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1999
New orders for manufactured goods bounced back in March, rising 2 percent,
the Commerce Department's Census Bureau reports. In February, new factory
orders declined 1.8 percent. March was the fourth advance in the last 5
months. "Most indicators concerni
> BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1999
>
> RELEASED TODAY: Employment rose in April, and the unemployment rate was
> essentially unchanged at 4.3 percent. Nonfarm payroll employment grew by
> 234,000. Job gains occurred throughout the service-producing sector, but
> losses continued in manufa
> BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MAY 10, 1999:
>
> Nonfarm payroll employment grew by a healthy 234,000, seasonally adjusted,
> in April, as hourly earnings continue to increase, but at a reduced rate.
> The nation's jobless rate edged up a statistically insignificant 0.1
> percentage point to 4.3 per
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1999
The composite index of leading economic indicators edged ahead 0.1 percent
in March, buoyed by slower delivery times and still rising stock prices, the
Conference Board, a private research group, reports. The March increase
points to continued healthy gro
> BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1999:
>
> Today's News Release: "U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes -- April
> 1999" indicates that the U.S. Import Price Index rose 0.8 percent in
> April. The increase was attributed to the upswing in imported petroleum
> prices and followed a 0.1 perc
> BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1999:
>
> The number of seasonally adjusted unemployment insurance claims filed with
> state agencies in the week ended May 22 stood at 300,000, and the Labor
> Department reported no change in the number of new applications for
> unemployment insurance that we
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1999
BLS on May 28 released new factors by which the agency will adjust raw
payroll employment data based on seasonal variations. BLS bases the new
factors on more complete information regarding monthly seasonal fluctuations
in employment. The new factors will
> BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1999:
>
> New factory orders fell 2.3 percent in April, reflecting a decline in the
> volatile transportation sector, the Commerce Department says. Total
> orders for manufactured durable goods -- items built to last 3 years
> or more -- declined $4.5 billio
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1999
Personal spending rose 0.6 percent in May, outpacing the 0.4 percent gain in
personal income, the Commerce Department reports. Personal saving hit a
record low of minus 1.2 percent in May. ... Private wage and salary
disbursements increased 0.6 percent i
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: The revised seasonally adjusted annual rates of
productivity change in the first quarter of 1999 were 4.1 percent in the
business sector and 3.5 percent in the nonfarm business sector. In both
sectors, the revised first-quarter gains in ou
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1999
__Nonfarm payroll employment increased a scant 11,000 in May, despite a
jobless rate that returned to a 29-year low of 4.2 percent, BLS reports.
Analysts expected a stronger May job gain, but upward revisions to March and
April's employment numbers indicate
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1999
RELEASED TODAY:
The unemployment rate, at 4.2 percent, was little changed in May. The
number of nonfarm payroll jobs edged up by 11,000, following a large
increase of 343,000 in April (as revised). In May, substantial job losses
occurred in manufacturin
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1999
Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan tells the Congressional Joint Economic
Committee that the growth of U.S. high-technology industries is threatened
by low educational standards. The U.S. educational system at the college and
post-graduate level is "exempl
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1999
RELEASED TODAY:
CPI -- On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U was unchanged in May,
following a 0.7 percent rise in April. Energy costs declined 1.3 percent in
May, reflecting a sharp turnaround in the index for gasoline. ... The food
index, which
> BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1999
>
> RELEASED TODAY: Regional and state unemployment rates were relatively
> stable in May. All four regions reported little or no change over the
> month, and 39 states recorded shifts of 0.3 percentage point or less. The
> national jobless rate, 4.2 p
> BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1999:
>
> The jobless rate remained steady and low throughout much of the United
> States in May, BLS finds in its state and regional employment report.
> Regionally, the Midwest once again had the lowest unemployment rate of any
> region in the country, at 3.
> BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1999:
>
> Today's BLS News Release: "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation -
> March 1999" indicates that in March 1999, employer costs for employee
> compensation for civilian workers (private industry and State and local
> government) in the United Sta
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1999
Nearly two-thirds of 1998 high school graduates were enrolled in colleges or
universities in the fall, a percentage little changed in the last 2 years,
BLS reports. The enrollment rate for young women (69.1 percent) continued
to exceed that of young men (6
> BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1999:
>
> Today's BLS News Release: "College Enrollment and Work Activity of 1998
> High School Graduates" indicates that nearly two-thirds of 1998 high
> school graduates were enrolled in colleges or universities in the fall.
> The proportion of graduates go
> BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1999:
>
> Today's BLS News Release: "Average Annual Pay by State and Industry,
> 1997" indicates that the average annual pay of all workers covered by
> state and federal unemployment insurance (UI) programs was $30,336 in
> 1997, a 4.8 percent gain over t
> BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1999:
>
> Initial claims for state unemployment benefits decreased to 297,000 in the
> week ended June 12, from a revised 325,000 the previous week, the Labor
> Department reports (The Wall Street Journal's page 1 graph).
>
> Despite fears, inflation still
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1995
_Profits, markets at a high, but workers earning less -- The stock
market is at an all-time high, driven by corporate profits that are up 14
percent over the last year. Worker productivity seems to have reached a
new, higher plateau. Businesses are
BLS Daily Report for Thursday, July 13, 1995
Business Week's cover story (July l7) is "Wages: They're Stagnant, While
Profits Are Soaring. Are We Headed for Trouble?" The accompanying article
(page 54) says that weak wage growth is sapping demand: Corporate profits
are at a 45-year high, une
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1995
The weekly earnings of the median full-time American worker was $475 in the
second quarter, up 2.2 percent from the same period of 1994, BLS said. The
gain wasn't enough to compensate for the 3.l percent increase in consumer
prices (The Wall Street
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