BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2001
RELEASED TODAY: In January 2001, there were 1,522 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, MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2001:
The University of Michigan's measure of consumer confidence fell again
last month but not by as much as expected, and the director of the survey
said the free fall in confidence is over. "Consumers judged prospects for
their own incomes as
Nurses are distinctly underpaid in relation to their responsibilities -- in the
hospital, they are the ones who keep you alive. maggie
Jim Devine wrote:
I have no complaints about PAs. When I was on the HMO, the doc's office
assigned me to the PA (since they treated me as a second-class
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2001
Consumer confidence in the economy deteriorated for the fifth consecutive
month in February, plunging 9 percentage points to an index level of 106.8,
the New York based Conference Board reports. The business research
organization says February's
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: "Regional and State Employment and Unemployment: January
2001" indicates that regional and state unemployment rates generally were
stable in January. Three of the four regions posted little change over
the month, and
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2001:
Average hourly earnings for private-industry nonfarm workers in January
rose 3.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted $14.02 from the year-earlier
period, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says. But in 1982 dollars,
adjusting for inflation, wages
Also, full time nurses work short staffed and forced over time on a routine
basis. My mother was just is for cancer surgery and the night nurses worked
12 hour shifts all the time. maggie coleman
Michael Perelman wrote:
Part time nurses under temporary contracts are doing quite well,
Yeah, but Physicians Assistants make more, on average, than nurses and can go
into practice for themselves. Also, at least for women, PAs often provide
better care than MDs -- for ex., PAs are midwives and provide routine
gynecological care. I went to a PA for years instead of a gyno, and she
I have no complaints about PAs. When I was on the HMO, the doc's office
assigned me to the PA (since they treated me as a second-class citizen).
Then I went on the Preferred Provider plan and got the doc himself. He's
fine, but too much into prescribing pills as a solution to all ills. I'm
their own
nurses, if they can afford to.
Dave
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BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2001:
Over the course of 2000, nearly all regions posted declines in their
unemployment rates as job growth remained relatively strong until late in
the year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Part time nurses under temporary contracts are doing quite well, although
hospitals are downgrading many traditional nursing jobs to have
non-professionals take over.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Chico, CA 95929
530-898-5321
fax
Some nursing jobs have been taken over by Physicians' Assistants, who are
basically low-paid MDs.
At 12:17 PM 2/26/01 -0800, you wrote:
Part time nurses under temporary contracts are doing quite well, although
hospitals are downgrading many traditional nursing jobs to have
non-professionals
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: "State and Regional Unemployment, 2000 Annual Averages",
indicates that unemployment rates decreased in 33 states and the District
of Columbia from 1999 to 2000. Three of the four regions and seven of the
nine
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: "Consumer Price Index: January 2001": indicates that the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent
in January, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 175.1 (1982-84=100).
For th
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: "Extended Mass Layoffs in the Fourth Quarter of 2000"
indicates that in the fourth quarter of 2000, there were 1,905 mass layoff
actions by employers that resulted in the separation of 374,320 workers from
their jobs for
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2001
An expected jump in energy prices was largely responsible for a 1.1 percent
rise in producer prices of finished goods in January, according to figure by
the Bureau of Labor Statistics. January's advance in the finished goods
producer price index
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2000:
RELEASED TODAY: "Producer Price Indexes -- January 2001" indicates that
the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 1.1 percent in
January, seasonally adjusted. January's rise followed a 0.2 percent
increase in December 2000
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: "U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes -- January 2001"
indicates that the U.S. Import Price Index decreased 0.4 percent in
January. The decline followed a 0.8 percent decrease in the previous
month and w
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2001:
Retail sales picked up in January after a sluggish Christmas shopping
season, the government said today in a report showing new signs of life in
the sagging economy. Total retail sales rose 0.7 percent last month, after
gaining an anemic 0.1
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2001:
The unemployment line is becoming a relic of the past, says The Wall
Street Journal in its "Work Week" feature (page A1). With an eye on cost
savings and ease of use, most states are adopting telephone-based
unemployment insuran
BLS Daily Report, Monday, February 12, 2001:
The number of work stoppages involving at least 1,000 workers surged from
1999's all-time law of 17 to a 6-year high of 39 strikes or lockouts
during 2000, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics reports.
The 39 work stoppages resulted
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: "Major Work Stoppages in 2000" indicates that major work
stoppage activity rose in 2000 after hitting record lows in 1999.
Thirty-nine major work stoppages began during the year, idling 394,000
workers and resulting in
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2001:
Reflecting the overall economic slowdown, the pace of productivity growth
moderated in the nonfarm business sector to a 2.4 percent annual rate of
increase in the fourth quarter of 2000, according to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. For all
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: BLS reported preliminary productivity data--as measured by
output per hour of all persons--for the fourth quarter and for the full
year 2000. The seasonally adjusted annual rates of productivity in the
fourth quarter
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2001
__Widespread layoffs in the manufacturing sector pushed the unemployment
rate up to 4.2 percent in January, even as employer payrolls grew by
268,000, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. BLS
Commissioner Katharine Abraham said
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2001
The Labor Department estimates that up to 19 million Americans now work on
line from home or some other location outside the office. The typical
"teleworker" is a 34 to 55-year-old male, usually in a high-tech,
engineering, marketing or pr
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2001:
Released Today: "The Employment Situation: January 2001" indicates that
unemployment increased in January, and payroll employment rose by 268,000.
Construction employment increased by 145,000, after seasonal adjustment,
as unusu
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2001
RELEASED TODAY: In December 2000, there were 2,677 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
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2001
In 1995, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicted that 5 of the 10 fastest
growing occupations over the coming decade -- including 2 of the top 3 --
would be in health care. The bureau recently revised those projections for
the years 1998 to 2008
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2001
RELEASED TODAY: "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment: December
2000" indicates that in December, 215 metropolitan areas recorded
unemployment rates below the U.S. average (3.7 percent, not seasonally
adjusted), while 106 areas
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2001
During the economic boom times of the 1990s, the private service-producing
sector accounted for 90 percent of all job growth and boosted its share of
total employment to about 80 percent, according to an analysis by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2001
__Compensation costs of private industry employers moderated somewhat in the
fourth quarter of last year, but total pay rose 4.4 percent for all of
2000-- more than it has since 1991--according to BLS. Analysts were pleased
with the slight easing
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2001
RELEASED TODAY: The Employment Cost Index (not seasonally adjusted) for
December 2000 was 150.6 (June 1989=100), an increase of 4.1 percent from
December 1999. The Employment Cost Index (ECI) measures changes in
compensation costs, which include
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2001
Responding to growing interest in various stock plans offered as employee
benefits, the Bureau of Labor Statistics incorporates questions on the
incidence of stock options into its annual benefits survey, as it continues
exploring options
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2001
__Overall union membership fell last year, says the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, but unions gained among black female workers. Their union
membership rose to 15.4 percent from 14.4 percent in 1999 (Wall Street
Journal's "Work Week" featur
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2001
Regional and state unemployment rates were steady in December with all four
regions reporting little or no change and 43 states recording changes of
less than 0.3 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. ... (Daily
Labor Report, page D-8
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2001
RELEASED TODAY: Regional and state unemployment rates were stable in
December. All four regions registered little or no change over the month,
and 43 states recorded shifts of 0.3 percentage point or less. The national
jobless rate was unchanged
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2001
RELEASED TODAY:
UNION MEMBERS IN 2000 -- The share of wage and salary workers who are
union members averaged 13.5 percent in 2000 as compared with 13.9 percent in
1999. The number of union members, 16.3 million, also fell slightly from
its 1999
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2001
RELEASED TODAY:
CPI -- The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.2
percent in December, the same as in each of the preceding 2 months. The
food index advanced 0.5 percent in December, following no change in November
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2001
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods was unchanged in December from
the prior month as higher prices for consumer goods and capital equipment
were offset by lower energy prices, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports.
The core PPI, which
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2001
RELEASED TODAY: The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 0.5 percent in
December. The decline followed a 0.1 percent increase in the previous month
and reflected a downturn for imported petroleum prices. The Export Price
Index dipped 0.1 percent
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2000:
Today's News Release: "Producer Price Indexes -- December 2000" indicates
that the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods showed no change in
December, seasonally adjusted. This followed a 0.1 percent increase in
November and a 0
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2001
The number of mass layoffs surged to 1,697 events in November, doubling the
number of events in October and reaching its highest level in 10 months, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics says. Although BLS advises against
month-to-month comparisons because
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2001
__The year 2000 ended with a modest payroll expansion of 105,000 nonfarm
jobs, making the annual employment gain the smallest of any year since 1992,
according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Only half of the jobs added in
December came
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2001
RELEASED TODAY: In November 2000, there were 1,697 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
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2001
RELEASED TODAY: Employment rose modestly in December, and the unemployment
rate was unchanged at 4.0 percent. Total non-farm payroll employment
increased by 105,000, as gains in government and other service-producing
industries more than
Sales slump idles 12 GM plants
Production cuts affect 25,000; more shutdowns expected in February
Cutting back
The 12 plants GM will idle later this month:
Car plants
Orion Township, Mich., Wilmington, Del., Kansas City, Kan., Ste. Therese, Quebec,
Oshawa; Ontario; Oklahoma City, and
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2001
Deteriorating economic conditions prompted the Federal Reserve to cut
short-term interest rate targets by half a percentage point, a surprise move
economists said sets the stage for further rate reductions and signals the
central bank's commitment
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2001
RELEASED TODAY: In November, 217 metropolitan areas recorded unemployment
rates below the U.S. average (3.8 percent, not seasonally adjusted), while
108 areas registered higher rates. Forty-one metropolitan areas had jobless
rates below 2.0 percent
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: BLS announces the first release of national employment and
wage estimates from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey using the
new OMB Standard Occupational Classification system. The new SOC system
consists of 821 detailed
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2000
__The CPI-U advanced 0.2 percent in November as cigarette prices increased
sharply and energy price gains began to moderate, BLS reports. Tobacco
prices increased 3.4 percent during November, and airfares, influenced by
higher prices for jet fuel
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2000
Meatpacking plants, at 26.7 per 100 employees, had the highest nonfatal
injury and illness incidence rate among industries last year, says BLS.
Strains and cuts tend to account for many of the injuries ("Work Week" in
Wall Street Journa
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 0.1
percent in November, seasonally adjusted. This index rose 0.4 percent in
October and 0.9 percent in September. The index for finished goods other
than foods and energy showed
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2000
RELEASED TODAY:
CPI -- The CPI-U increased 0.2 percent in November, after seasonal
adjustment, the same as in October. The food index, which rose 0.1 percent
in October, was unchanged in November. The energy index increased 0.1
percent in November
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: The U.S. Import Price Index increased 0.2 percent in
November. The increase was largely attributable to a rise in imported
petroleum prices. The Export Price Index was unchanged in November. ...
On-the-job injuries and illnesses
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: A total of 5.7 million injuries and illnesses were reported
in private industry workplaces during 1999, resulting in a rate of 6.3 cases
per 100 equivalent full-time workers. Employers reported a 4 percent drop
in the number of cases
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: Payroll employment increased by 94,000 in November, and the
unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 4.0 percent. Employment rose
by 148,000 in the private sector, with gains in the service-producing
industries. Employment
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2000
__The pace of job creation across the U.S. economy was sluggish in November,
as modest gains in the private sector were blunted by unexpected declines in
government hiring, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The
civilian unemployment rate
DAILY LABOR REPORT, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2000
__Productivity in the nation's nonfarm business sector moderated to a 3.3
percent annual rate of growth in the third quarter, reflecting the overall
economic slowdown, BLS says, releasing revised figures. The agency also
says unit labor costs in
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: The revised seasonally adjusted annual rates of
productivity growth in the third quarter were 2.8 percent in the business
sector and 3.3 percent in the nonfarm business sector. The increases in
labor productivity for the business
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: In October 2000, there were 874 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, MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2000
The Wall Street Journal's "Tracking the Economy" (A15) says that the BLS
productivity figure for the third quarter, to be released Wednesday, is
likely to be 3.5 percent, according to the Thomson Global Forecast, in
comparison to th
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2000
The idea that the United States is increasingly a nation of entrepreneurs
and self-starters has become accepted wisdom. ... Thirty million Americans
are now some form of freelancer, recent articles in business magazines have
proclaimed
BLS DAILY LABOR REPORT, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: In October, 200 metropolitan areas recorded unemployment
rates below the U.S. average (3.6 percent not seasonally adjusted), while
124 areas registered higher rates. Thirty-five metropolitan areas had
jobless rates below 2.0
I always appreciate Dave's posts -- a valuable service to us all,
especially since the latest one has the Morgan Stanley forecast that
agrees with my feeling that the odds for a recession are increasing.
Here is the beginning of the article that I mentioned:
Tech Equipment makers such as Lucent
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2000
U.S. economic growth slowed to 2.4 percent at an annual rate in the third
quarter, revised down from the 2.7 percent estimated earlier, the Commerce
Department reports. The real gross domestic product -- the output of goods
and services produced
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: Average annual pay of employees within the nation's 316
metropolitan areas increased by 4.4 percent from 1998 to 1999, according to
preliminary data. The over-the-year gain was smaller than 1998's gain of
5.2 percent. Annual pay
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2000:
Today's News Release: "Extended Mass Layoffs in the Third Quarter of
2000" indicates that in the third quarter of 2000, there were 975 mass
layoff actions by employers that resulted in the separation of 209,903
workers from
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: Regional and state unemployment rates were stable in
October. All four regions posted virtually no change over the month, and 41
states and the District of Columbia recorded shifts of 0.3 percentage point
or less. The national
At 11:06 AM 11/22/00 -0500, you wrote:
The New York Times profiles a family on page A22 that it describes as "an
average American family in nearly every way, according to the Bureau of
Labor Statistics". There are two children, both parents work, and they
earned about $40,000 combined last year,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/22/00 11:48AM
aren't all working people trapeze artists, in a way?
(((
CB: I know balancing my budget has been quite an act for years.
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: The average annual pay of all workers covered by state and
federal unemployment insurance (UI) programs rose 4.3 percent to $33,313 in
1999, according to preliminary data. This compares with a 5.2 percent rise
in 1998. The annual pay
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2000
RELEASED TODAY:
CPI -- The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
0.2 percent in October on a seasonally adjusted basis, following a 0.5
percent increase in September. Deceleration in the energy index -- up 0.2
percent
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: Labor productivity rose in 1998 in more than three-fourths
of 119 U.S. manufacturing industries. More than two-thirds of the
industries registering productivity growth also posted declines in unit
labor costs. ... In 1998
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: A total of 147.5 million persons worked at some point
during 1999, an increase of about 2.7 million persons from the prior year,
according to the annual survey of work experience. The number of
individuals who experienced some
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2000
__A softening of energy prices dampened inflation at the wholesale level in
October, as the producer price index for finished goods rose 0.4 percent
seasonally adjusted, according to figures released by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. Last month's
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods rose 0.4
percent in October, seasonally adjusted. This index increased 0.9 percent
in September and declined 0.2 percent in August. The index for finished
goods other than foods and energy
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: The U.S. Import Price Index fell 0.5 percent in October.
The decrease was attributable to a decline in petroleum import prices. The
Export Price Index declined 0.1 percent in October. ...
The number of working women between
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2000
The Administration signaled its willingness to resurrect an agreement on the
fiscal year 2001 spending bill covering the departments of Labor, Health and
Human Services, and Education (H.R. 4577) when Congress returns the week of
November 13 for a lame
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: "2001 RELEASE SCHEDULE FOR BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS MAJOR
ECONOMIC INDICATORS" includes the names, dates of release, and the release
times for each scheduled BLS news release over the coming year.
__The nation's privat
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2000:
Today's News Release: "THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION; OCTOBER 2000" indicates
that the unemployment rate held at 3.9 percent in October, and total nonfarm
employment rose by 137,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. Among
the majo
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: The preliminary seasonally-adjusted annual rates of
productivity growth -- as measured by output per hour of all persons -- in
the third quarter were: 3.2 percent in the business sector and 3.8 percent
in the nonfarm business sector
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: In September, 202 metropolitan areas reported unemployment
rates below the U.S. average (3.8 percent, not seasonally adjusted), while
119 areas registered higher rates. Twenty-six metropolitan areas had rates
below 2.0 percent
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: In September 2000, there were 936 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, MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2000
This week's forecasts from "Tracking the Economy," Wall Street Journal (page
A6) --
Third-quarter nonfarm productivity -- up 3.0 percent (due out Thursday)
Unit labor costs -- up 1.9 percent
October nonfarm payrolls -- up 198,000 (due
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2000
__Wages paid by private industry employers rose 4.1 percent over the year
ended in September, but benefits costs jumped 6.0 percent, according to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics. Driven mainly by higher health insurance costs,
the rise in benefit costs
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: The Employment Cost Index (not seasonally adjusted) for
September 2000 was 149.5 (June 1989=100), an increase of 4.3 percent from
September 1999. The Employment Cost Index (ECI) measures changes in
compensation costs, which include
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2000
Thanksgiving is a 2-day holiday for the majority of workers, a Bureau of
National Affairs survey finds. Seven out of 10 responding employers have
designated both Thanksgiving Day and the following Friday as paid days off
this year, virtually
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2000
Employers that sponsor health plans are expected to face the third
consecutive year of double-digit health care cost increases in 2001,
according to Hewitt Associates, which is projecting average increases of 10
percent to 13 percent, depending on plan
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2000:
Regional and State unemployment rates were stable during September, with the
Midwest posting the lowest regional jobless rate in the country at 3.5
percent, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. All
four regions reported little
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2000:
Today's News Release: "Regional and State Employment and Unemployment:
September 2000" indicates that regional and state unemployment rates were
stable in September. All four regions registered little or no change over
the month, and
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: Median weekly earrings of the nation's 101.5 million
full-time wage and salary workers were $575 in the third quarter of 2000.
This was 5.3 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 3.5
percent in the Consumer Price
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2000
RELEASED TODAY:
CPI -- The Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
0.5 percent in September, seasonally adjusted, following a 0.1 percent
decline in August. The upturn reflects a sharp turnaround in the energy
index, which
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: In 1999, the productivity growth rate for manufacturing was
the highest in the United States among the 10 countries for which comparable
data were available, according to preliminary Bureau of Labor Statistics
data. Labor productivity
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2000
Sharply rising energy prices and modest gains in automobile prices pushed
producer prices up 0.9 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in September,
BLS reports. ... The core producer price index, which excludes energy and
food prices, increased 0.3
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: The U.S. Import Price Index rose 1.5 percent in September.
The increase was attributable to a rise in petroleum import prices. The
Export Price Index increased 0.5 percent in September, following a decline
of 0.3 percent
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods rose 0.9
percent in September, seasonally adjusted. This index declined 0.2 percent
in August and showed no change in July. The Index for Finished Goods other
than foods and energy advanced
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: In 1999, 1.7 percent of all private industry employees
received stock options, according to a pilot survey of stock option
incidence conducted by BLS. The proportion of non-executive employees
offered stock options ranged from 0.7
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2000
__Excluding temporary factors, payroll employment growth in the U.S. economy
wavered only slightly in September from its more moderate pattern of recent
months. Payrolls outside of agriculture expanded by 252,000 in September,
but some
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: Total nonfarm employment rose by 252,000 in September, and
the unemployment rate declined to 3.9 percent. After adjusting for the net
return of striking workers (75,000) and a further decline in the number of
temporary census jobs
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