Pen-L,
Can anyone tell me why the thin Conference Board consumer survey (5 or 6
questions?) is used so much, instead of the more extensive Michigan survey?
Larry Shute
Consumer confidence remained strong in March, edging down 0.4
percentage point, the Conference Board reports Consumers are
/news.release/oshnews.htm.
Dave Richardson
BLS
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Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 1997 6:07 PM
Subject: [PEN-L:9179] Re: FW: BLS Daily Report
Very interesting. Does this mean that more manufacturing jobs are
going
abroad and that service jobs are safer than manufacturing
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1997
Wage data compiled in the first 12 weeks of 1997 show a median
first-year wage increase of 3 percent an hour. In manufacturing
agreements, the year-to-date median wage increase is 3 percent an
hour, and, in nonmanufacturing settlements
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1997
Even as members of Congress travel to home districts and elsewhere on
their spring recess, officials of the AFL-CIO and a major retiree
group say they remain vigilant in their drive to make sure that
lawmakers do not change cost-of-living
Very interesting. Does this mean that more manufacturing jobs are going
abroad and that service jobs are safer than manufacturing?
Certainly, it is not a growing interest in safety.
Richardson_D wrote:
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1997
Workplace injuries fell in 1995 to their
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1997
Workplace injuries fell in 1995 to their lowest rate in nearly a
decade, says BLS, according to an item in The Wall Street Journal's
"Work Week" column (page A1). A total of 6.6 million injuries and
illnesses were reported that year, the latest
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 0.7 percent in
February. The decline followed a 0.2 percent decrease in January and
was attributable to a sharp drop in petroleum prices. The U.S. Export
Price Index edged up 0.1 percent in
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1997
RELEASED TODAY:
CPI -- On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent
in February, following an increase of 0.1 percent in January. The
food index, which declined 0.3 percent in January, advanced 0.3
percent in February The
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1997
Producer prices for finished goods posted their largest drop in 2-1/2
years in February, BLS reported, but that was apparently not enough to
allay many investor's worries that the Federal Reserve may raise
interest rates to keep inflation in check
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: All four of the regions in the U.S. and seven of the
nine divisions experienced small declines in their unemployment rates
from 1995 to 1996 as the national rate edged down from 5.6 to 5.4
percent (annual averages). The states were
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: The incidence of nonfatal work-related injuries and
illnesses fell in 1995 to the lowest rate in nearly a decade. A total
of 6.6 million injuries and illnesses were reported during 1995,
resulting in a rate of 8.1 cases for every
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: Unemployment rates for most states showed little
movement in January, as 32 states reported changes of 0.3 percentage
point or less in either direction from December. The national jobless
rate was essentially unchanged at 5.4
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods declined
0.4 percent in February, seasonally adjusted. This followed a
decrease of 0.3 percent in January and an increase of 0.6 percent in
December. Prices received by producers of
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: Revised fourth-quarter seasonally adjusted annual
rates of productivity change -- as measured by output per hour of all
persons -- and revised annual changes for the full year 1996 were
released. In the fourth quarter, productivity
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1997
__Seasonal variations helped push up nonfarm payroll employment growth
to a stronger-than-expected seasonally adjusted 339,000 in February,
as the unemployment rate edged down to 5.3 percent, BLS reports. Job
growth in February was the strongest
the desensitization
approaches 100% -- I do not remember reading the lines you quoted.
Dave
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Sent: Monday, March 10, 1997 1:10 PM
Subject:[PEN-L:8862] Re: FW: BLS Daily Report
At 9:03 AM -0800 3/10/97, Richardson_D wrote:
Recent changes to the home page -- /http:www.dol.gov
At 9:03 AM -0800 3/10/97, Richardson_D wrote:
Recent changes to the home page -- /http:www.dol.gov/ -- include
addition of two new "hot buttons," one for teen safety, the other for
the Family and Medical Leave Act (Daily Labor Report, page A-10).
Isn't that just so revoltingly Clinton?
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1997
The Bureau of Labor Statistics will likely begin publishing an
experimental cost-of-living measure as an alternative to the CPI
before April 15, says BLS economist Patrick Jackman at a National
Association of Business Economists' seminar. Jackman,
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1997
RELEASED TODAY:
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- Nonfarm payroll employment rose, and the
unemployment rate was about unchanged at 5.3 percent in February. The
number of payroll jobs increased by 339,000 over the month;
construction employment rose
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1997
White House and congressional officials are getting flak from party
colleagues for supporting the idea of an independent commission to
revise the government's inflation index, slowing the momentum for the
proposal Part of the difficulty is
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1997
__The National Association of Purchasing Management reports that
growth in the manufacturing sector was buoyed in February by gains in
new orders and production, and prices paid for raw materials jumped
for the third month in a row On the
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: In November 1996, there were 1,355 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
The NABE proposal to combine the statistical agencies is a good one.
Unfortunately, it has been proposed by more important people in the
past and gone nowhere.
Dave
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BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 0.3 percent in
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1997
__A Manpower Inc. survey of 16,000 businesses indicates improved
employment opportunities in the spring. The survey found that 28
percent of businesses expect to hire new workers in the second quarter
of 1997, while only 6 percent expect to cut
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1997
New claims for unemployment insurance benefits increased by 1,000 to a
seasonally adjusted total of 309,000 during the week ended Feb. 15,
ETA reports (Daily Labor Report, page D-5)_Jobless claims
edged up last week, while the four-week
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1997
__Despite a continued rise in energy costs, the CPI-U edged up just
0.1 percent in January, BLS reports. Falling food prices and a
decline in the transportation index helped buffer the impact of a 0.8
percent advance in energy costs (Daniel
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1997
RELEASED TODAY:
CPI -- On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent
in January, following an increase of 0.3 percent in December. The
food index ... declined 0.3 percent in January The energy index
increased for the fifth
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1996:
__Prices received by producers of finished goods declined 0.3 percent
in January, reflecting decreases in food and energy products, BLS
reports. the O.3 percent seasonally adjusted drop in the Producer
Price Index for Finished Goods is the first
Wow! All you need to to do increase productivity is to contract out. You
can have the same sales for fewer employees. People pay for this sort of
advise!
Proof of rising U.S. productivity -- Want more evidence that U.S.
productivity gains are badly understated? Than look at the growth
At 5:57 PM -0800 2/16/97, Michael Perelman wrote:
Wow! All you need to to do increase productivity is to contract out. You
can have the same sales for fewer employees. People pay for this sort of
advise!
Proof of rising U.S. productivity -- Want more evidence that U.S.
productivity gains
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods declined
0.3 percent in January, seasonally adjusted. This followed increases
of 0.6 percent in December and 0.2 percent in November The index
for energy goods turned down after
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: In October 1996, there were 1,262 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
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: The number of major work stoppages rose in 1996,
after dropping to a record low in 1995. The number of workers idled
by stoppages also increased. Both of these work stoppage measures
still were low by historical standards. The
See Item #1. It is my impression that productivity is strongly
procyclical, and thus an unreliable measure, at least in many of the
purposes for which it is used. Does anyone have specific information
on this?
Dave
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BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1997
RELEASED TODAY:
The first item, on unemployment and the size of the labor force, is
very interesting. There is now a higher labor force participation
rate than at any time since the series was begun in 1943! Now I do
not have memories of 1943 (I hate to say it but it is the year I was
born.) It is my
BLS DAILY LABOR REPORT, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1997
RELEASED TODAY:
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- Employment rose in January, and the
unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 5.4 percent. The
number of nonfarm payroll jobs rose by 271,000 in January, after
seasonal adjustment. Total
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: In July through September of 1996, there were 947
mass layoff events lasting more than 30 days, resulting in the
separation of 198,398 workers from their jobs. A year earlier,
employers reported that they had laid off 173,827
At 7:30 AM -0800 2/6/97, Richardson_D wrote:
Women, meanwhile, have been increasing their
workforce participation, and their real wages have been climbing. And
they now dominate voter turnout on Election Day
And all I can say, having scrutinized far too many exit polls for my mental
health, is
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: Unemployment rates for most states showed little
movement in December, as 43 states recorded shifts of 0.3 percentage
point or less. The national jobless rate was unchanged from November
at 5.3 percent. Nonfarm payroll
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1997
__Fueled by exports and consumer spending, real gross domestic product
grew at a 4.7 percent annual rate in the last quarter of 1996, up from
2.1 percent in the third quarter, the Commerce Department reports.
For the year, GDP was up 2.5 percent
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: Among men, median tenure with their current employer
fell between 1983 and 1996 in nearly every age group. The overall
median for men remained flat at 4.0 years, however, as the age
distribution of employed men shifted to older
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: Union membership as a percent of wage and salary
employment continued to decline in 1996. Union members accounted for
14.5 percent of wage and salary employment in 1996, down from 14.9
percent in 1995. In 1983, the first year for
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1997
The inflation-adjusted median weekly earnings of the nation's 91.3
million full-time wage and salary workers were flat in the fourth
quarter of 1996, compared with 1995's fourth quarter, BLS reports. In
current dollars, the median earnings actually
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: The U.S. Import Price Index increased 0.1 percent in
December. The advance followed a decline of 0.2 percent in November.
The U.S. Export Price Index was unchanged in December, after
declining in each of the six preceding months
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: Median weekly earnings of the nation's 91.3 million
full-time wage and salary workers were $499 in the fourth quarter of
1996, an increase of 3.1 percent from a year earlier. Over the same
period, prices also rose 3.1 percent as
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1997
ETA reports initial claims filed with state agencies for unemployment
insurance benefits fell 32,000 to a seasonally adjusted total of
323,000 during the week ended Jan. 11 (Daily Labor Report, page
D-1)_The level was the lowest in nearly
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, JAN. 15-16, 1997
_Spurred by a continuing rise in oil prices, consumer prices rose
0.3 percent in December, BLS reports. The CPI-U rose 3.3 percent in
1996, up from a 2.5 percent advance in 1995. But the core rate of
inflation rose just 2.6
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1997
RELEASED TODAY:
CPI -- In December, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers rose 0.3 percent, seasonally adjusted, the same as in each
of the three preceding months. The food index increased 0.1 percent
in December, after advancing at
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1997
RELEASED TODAY:
CPI -- In December, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers rose 0.3 percent, seasonally adjusted, the same as in each
of the three preceding months. The food index increased 0.1 percent
in December, after advancing at
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1997
_Nonfarm payroll employment grew by a stronger-then-expected
262,000, seasonally adjusted, in December, and 2.6 million new jobs
were created in 1996, BLS reports. Employment growth was widespread
in December, with both the service-producing and
The statement of outgoing Labor Sec. Robert Reich (last item) is
interesting. He points to the problems created by growing economic
inequality, yet he does not mention that he was unable to do anything
about it when in office. Interesting. It seems that I remember other
similar cases,
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1997
_Nonfarm payroll employment grew by a stronger-then-expected
262,000, seasonally adjusted, in December, and 2.6 million new jobs
were created in 1996, BLS reports. Employment growth was widespread
in December, with both the service-producing and
The statement of outgoing Labor Sec. Robert Reich (last item) is
interesting. He points to the problems created by growing economic
inequality, yet he does not mention that he was unable to do anything
about it when in office. Interesting. It seems that I remember other
similar cases,
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From: Hoyle_K
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 1997 5:30 PM
To: DailyReport
Subject:BLS Daily Report
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced
0.5 percent in December, following increases of 0.4
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1997
RELEASED TODAY: Unemployment rates for most states showed little
movement in November, as 44 states recorded shifts of 0.3 percentage
point or less. The national unemployment rate was 5.4 percent in
November, up slightly from 5.2 percent in
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From: Hoyle_K
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 1997 5:16 PM
To: DailyReport
Subject:BLS Daily Report
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1997
Government and private economists offer distinctly different views on
how fast and how far the government should go to change
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1997
The economy appears to have accelerated in the fourth quarter after
slowing in the prior period, a slew of recent economic data indicates
The latest upbeat news came in the monthly construction spending
report that showed a 1.9 percent jump in
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1997
Jobless claims shot up an unexpected 22,000 last week, to the highest
level since last summer, the Labor Department said (Washington
Post, page B11; Daily Labor Report, page D-1).
The pace of increase in help-wanted advertising quickened in
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1997
The U.S. economy will be the picture of health this spring when it
begins its seventh year of economic expansion -- firmly on the track
of steady growth with low inflation -- according to 23 analysts
surveyed for BNA's annual economic outlook. The
Item 1--layoffs together with increasing employment and a lower UP
rate. Something in the economy seems to have changed. Could it be
the lower share of manufacturing or is something else of importance
out there?
Dave
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BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1996
A growing number
At 6:41 AM 1/2/97, Richardson_D wrote:
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1996
A growing number of Americans believe the economy is in good shape;
even so, the number concerned about their own jobs has not changed
significantly in the last year, says a New York Times article by Steve
Lohr
2nd item. While ATT conducted a major down sizing this year, it has
now hired enough people so that employment over the year is unchanged.
This reminds me of the perennial story of the guy who was downsized
out and then offered his old job back as a temp, i.e. without
benefits. My hazy
At 6:17 AM 12/31/96, Richardson_D wrote:
2nd item. While ATT conducted a major down sizing this year, it has
now hired enough people so that employment over the year is unchanged.
This reminds me of the perennial story of the guy who was downsized
out and then offered his old job back as a
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1996
In a brief profile with photo, "Headliner: Katharine Abraham -- Dead
Calm in the Eye of the CPI Storm," Business Week's Mike McNamee (Dec.
23, page 46) says, "Abraham, 42, is unperturbed. The BLS was first to
recognize the CPI's weaknesses, she
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: The U.S. Import Price Index fell 0.1 percent in
November. The decrease was attributable to dips in both petroleum and
nonpetroleum prices. The U.S. Export Price Index, paced by the
continued decrease in agricultural prices, fell
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1996
__A continued surge in energy prices drove the CPI up 0.3 percent,
seasonally adjusted, in November, BLS reports. Most analysts see the
report as moderate, since the core rate -- minus volatile energy and
food components -- rose 0.2 percent in the
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1996
_The momentum is building in the White House and on Capitol Hill
to seek adjustment in the CPI, after the recent report from economists
that stated the index overstates the inflation rate by 1.1 percentage
points. White House analysis of the
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced
0.4 percent in November, seasonally adjusted. This followed a 0.4
percent increase in October and a 0.2 percent rise in September
Among finished goods in November,
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1996
RELEASED TODAY:
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- Nonfarm payroll employment increased in
November, and the unemployment rate edged up to 5.4 percent. Payroll
employment rose by 118,000, with modest but widespread gains occurring
throughout the private
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1996
__Nonfarm payroll employment grew by a less-than-expected 118,000 in
November, and the unemployment rate edged up to 5.4 percent.
Employment growth was widespread but modest in November, and the
jobless rate increased 0.2 percentage point in the
There was no report Weds. and this double issue today. I have never
seen this before. H
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BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4-5, 1996
RELEASED ON THURSDAY: Revised annual rates of productivity changes in
the third quarter were: 0.0 percent in the
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1996
A congressional advisory commission tomorrow will recommend alterations in
the government's method of calculating changes in consumer prices that
would slow the growth of many federal benefit programs by 1.1 percentage
points annually, according to
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: Unemployment rates for most states showed little change in
October, as 45 states and the District of Columbia recorded shifts of 0.3
percentage point or less. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 38
states over the month
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: The U.S. Import Price Index rose 0.4 percent in
October. The increase followed a 1.1 percent advance in September and was
attributable to a continuing rise in petroleum prices. In contrast, prices
for
non-petroleum imports resumed a
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1996
In its first monthly release of such estimates, BLS reports there were 498
mass layoff actions by employers involving 40,964 workers who filed for
state unemployment insurance benefits during September. That brought the
total number of mass
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1996
"A Fairer Way to Figure Social Security" by Alan B. Krueger, professor of
economic and public affairs at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public
and International Affairs, appears on the op. ed. page of the Washington
Post Krueger writes,
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1996
RELEASED TODAY:
PPI -- The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 0.4
percent in October, seasonally adjusted. This followed a 0.2 percent
increase in September and a 0.3 percent rise in August. Prices for both
finished energy
FYI, believe that the CPI was up 0.3% but don*t place any great store by
the *reasons* given.
Dave Richardson
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BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1996
RELEASED TODAY:
CPI -- On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in
October, the same as in September.
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1996
_A surge in energy and food prices drove up the CPI-U by a seasonally
adjusted 0.3 percent in October, but analysts remain confident inflation is
well under control. The so-called core rate of inflation -- minus volatile
food and energy
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1996
The average annual pay of workers in metropolitan areas rose 3.5 percent
from 1994 to 1995, preliminary BLS data shows. In the nation's 311
metropolitan areas, the average annual pay was $29,105 in 1995, up from
$28,125 in 1994. Average pay for
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1996:
RELEASED TODAY: Average annual pay of employees in metropolitan areas
increased 3.5 percent from 1994 to 1995, according to preliminary data.
The average annual pay level for jobs in the nation's 311 metropolitan
areas was $29,105 in 1995, up from
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1996
Bridgestone/Firestone and the United Steelworkers reach a tentative
agreement resolving "all key issues" in their long-running labor dispute,
the parties announce. Neither side released details of the agreement
Announcement of the tentative
See next to last item on Manpower pay. It would seem that a lot of their
workers were getting the $4.25 minimum wage or close to it.
Dave Richardson
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BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: The preliminary seasonally-adjusted annual rates of
productivity growth
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1996
Construction spending rose a sharp 1.9 percent in September seasonally
adjusted, bolstered by a surge in outlays for public-sector projects, the
Census Bureau reports. Residential construction outlays fell for the fifth
month in a row (Daily
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1996
_Nonfarm payroll employment grew by 210,000, seasonally adjusted, in
October, with the largest gains in services and retail trade (Daily Labor
Report, pages 1,D-4,E-5). The unemployment rate remained steady at 5.2
percent. The jobs report
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1996
RELEASED TODAY:
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- Nonfarm payroll employment increased in
October, and unemployment was unchanged. Payroll employment rose by
210,000, with the largest gains occurring in services and retail trade.
Manufacturing employment
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: Unemployment rates for most states showed little movement
in September, as 44 states recorded shifts of 0.3 percentage point or less.
The national jobless rate was essentially unchanged at 5.2 percent.
Nonfarm payroll employment
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: On a seasonally adjusted basis, compensation costs in the
Employment Cost Index for civilian workers (private industry plus state and
local governments) rose 0.6 percent during the June-September 1996 period.
The March-June increase
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: Based on revised estimates, a total of 4.2 million workers
were displaced between January 1993 and December 1995 from jobs that they
had held for at least three years. The number of displaced workers was
slightly below the level
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: Median weekly earnings of the nation's 92.7 million
full-time wage and salary workers were $488 in the third quarter of 1996.
This was 1.9 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of
3.0 percent in the Consumer Price
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: In April through June of 1996, there were 1,247 mass layoff
actions by employers, resulting in the separation of 226,449 workers from
their jobs. A year earlier, employers reported 1,670 layoff events and
385,644 laid-off workers in
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: The U.S. Import Price Index rose 0.8 percent in September.
The increase, attributable to both rising petroleum and nonpetroleum import
prices, followed a modest 0.1 percent gain in September. In contrast, the
U.S. Export Price Index,
I was particularly impressed with the report (next to last item) that
there are
new job opportunities for the elderly in today*s economy, *especially if
they are willing to start at the bottom.*
Dave
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BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1996
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1996
RELEASED TODAY:
CPI -- On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent
in September, following a 0.1 percent increase in August. The food
index rose 0.5 percent in September, again reflecting sharp increases in
the indexes for meats,
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1996
_Rising food and apparel prices pushed the consumer price index for
all urban consumers to a seasonally adjusted 0.3 percent increase in
September, BLS reports. Food prices, which have risen sharply in the
last three months, jumped 0.5 percent in
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1996
___Moderating food and energy prices kept the producer price index to a
0.2 percent seasonally adjusted increase in September, after bumping up
0.3 percent in August, BLS reports. The so-called core PPI rate --
excluding sometimes volatile food and
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1996
RELEASED TODAY: Employer costs for employee compensation in the United
States (private industry and state and local governments) averaged
$18.82 per hour worked in March 1996. Straight-time wages and salaries
(71.6 percent of the costs) averaged
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1996
The three major federal economic data agencies face continued
constraints and, in the case of the Census Bureau, deep spending cuts
from what was requested for the new fiscal year. Officials at the three
agencies -- Census, the Bureau of Economic
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1996
_The economy lost a seasonally adjusted 40,000 jobs in September,
with a decline in government employment more than offsetting a 41,000
gain in private payrolls. The unemployment rate edged up a
statistically insignificant 0.1 percentage point to
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1996
Construction spending rebounded in August from a July drop as private
builders picked up the slack from a slumping public sector
(Washington Post, page D10)_Construction spending rose
nine-tenths of 1 percent in August. Record outlays for
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