BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1999
Congress should change labor laws to protect temporary workers from
exploitation by business, according to a report by the 2030 Center, a
Washington, D.C., think tank that focuses on economic issues for young
adults. The report, "When Good Jobs Go Bad," a
> BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2000:
>
> TODAY'S RELEASE: "Producer Price Indexes - June 2000" indicates that the
> Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 0.6 percent in June,
> seasonally adjusted. This index showed no change in May and declined 0.3
> percent in April. The inde
WRT the year to date inflation (Item 2), I calculate 1.014**(12/5) -1 = 3.4%
-
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: In May, 209 metropolitan areas recorded unemployment rates
below the U.S. average (4.0 percent, not seasonally adjusted), while 115
areas had higher
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: On a seasonally adjusted basis, the 3-month increase in
compensation costs for civilian workers was 1.1 percent during QII99. The
QII99 increase in wages and salaries was 1.2 percent, following a 0.5
percent increase in QI99. Benefit co
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: In June, 210 metropolitan areas recorded unemployment rates
below the U.S. average (4.5 percent, not seasonally adjusted), while 109
areas had higher rates. Of the nine metropolitan areas with rates below 2.0
percent, five were located
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1999:
An additional $200 a month or less in income would make it possible for 68
percent of the nation's working poor to meet their families' financial
needs, according to findings drawn from "The Work Trends Survey," performed
by the John L. Heldrich Center fo
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: In January through March of 1999, there were 1,484 mass
layoff actions by employers that resulted in the separation of 267,214
workers from their jobs for more than 30 days. Both the number of layoff
events and the number of separations
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: Payroll employment rose in June, and the unemployment rate
was essentially unchanged at 4.3 percent. Nonfarm payroll employment
increased by 268,000. Employment increased in construction and throughout
the service-producing sector, but job
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1999
__Nonfarm payroll employment rose a seasonally adjusted 268,000 in June, a
good bit stronger than the average pace for the first 5 months of 1999. The
unemployment rate -- determined by a separate BLS survey of 50,000
households -- edged up 0.1 percentage
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1999
People are getting jobs everywhere, even in the inner cities where
entrenched joblessness is finally giving ground, writes Louis Uchitelle in
the New York Times ("Money and Business Section," July 4, page 5). In
Boston, for example, inner-city people rid
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1999
Articles from June issue of Monthly Labor Review, received today:
"Profile of Work Injuries Incurred by Young Workers" by Janice Windau,
Eric Sygnatur, and Guy Toscano -- Construction sites, retail establishments,
and farms are environments that can
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1999
New claims for unemployment insurance benefits filed with state agencies
fell by 6,000 for the week ended July 3 to a seasonally adjusted 294,000,
the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor
reports. ... (Daily Labor Report, p
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JULY 26, 1999
The American labor movement has belatedly recognized that, if it is to
reverse the decades-long slide in the percentage of workers belonging to
unions, it must make some headway in high technology, the economy's
fastest-growing sector. ... Persuading techn
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1999
New claims for unemployment insurance benefits filed with state agencies
increased for the week ended July 17 by 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted
313,000, the Employment and Training Administration reports. ... The total
number of claimants has been above 30
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1999
Both the number of events and the number of workers affected by extended
mass layoffs increased in the first quarter of 1999 compared with the same
period a year earlier, according to BLS. In the January to March period of
this year, BLS said there were
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JULY 19, 1999
Robust payroll employment growth kept jobless rates low in all regions of
the country during June, with the South seeing its unemployment rate decline
to a record low of 3.9 percent, according to BLS. ... (Daily Labor Report,
page D-6).
Output at the nati
> BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1999
>
> RELEASED TODAY:
>CPI -- In June, on a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U was unchanged
> for the second consecutive month. Energy costs, which fell 1.3 percent in
> May, declined 1.2 percent in June. ... The food index was unchanged in
> Jun
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: The Produce Price Index for Finished Goods declined 0.1
percent in June, seasonally adjusted. This decrease followed a 0.2 percent
increase in May and a 0.5 percent advance in April. The index for finished
goods other than foods and en
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 0.2 percent in June.
Falling prices for both petroleum and nonpetroleum imports contributed to
the decline in the index, which had increased in each of the 3 previous
months. Export prices were unchan
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JULY 12, 1999
It is surprisingly difficult to get a definitive answer to the deceptively
simple question of whether Americans have more or less time on their hands
than they used to. The research on time-use yields evidence for three
seemingly contradictory answers. Am
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JULY 17, 2000
__Finished producer prices remained quiescent in June, except for a sharp
rise in the cost of energy, the Labor Department reports. A 5.1 percent
jump in energy prices was the entire cause of the seasonally adjusted 0.6
percent gain in the producer price i
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2000
TODAY'S RELEASES:
__On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.6 percent in June,
after increasing 0.1 percent in May. The energy index, which declined 1.9
percent in May, increased 5.6 percent in June, accounting for three-fourths
of the overa
> BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1999:
>
> Costs paid by private employers for total compensation picked up in the
> second quarter compared to the first, but the longer-term pattern remained
> one of moderate increases, BLS reports. BLS's employment cost index for
> private industry climbed
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1999
The low inflation climate that has prevailed in the United States for the
last few years has so radically changed the environment for compensation
that businesses should expect wage demands to remain close to their current
levels well into next year, accor
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1999
With Germany posting a slightly stronger gain, the U.S. manufacturing sector
showed the second largest productivity gain in 1998 among 11 countries,
according to BLS figures. ... (Daily Labor Report, page D-7).
The steady high level of hiring across nea
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: The number of employed youth increased by 2.8 million from
April to July, the traditional summertime peak for youth employment. This
year's seasonal expansion in employment of 16- to 24-year-olds was slightly
larger than the 2.5 millio
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: In April 1999, there were 1,250 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
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1999
__Prices paid by producers of finished goods advanced a seasonally-adjusted
0.2 percent in July, led by the first rise in energy prices in 3 months.
The advance followed a decline of 0.1 percent in June and a 0.2 percent rise
in May. The index rose less
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: In May 1999, there were 1,033 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 wor
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: Average annual pay of employees within the nation's 315
metropolitan areas increased by 4.9 percent from 1996 to 1997. The
over-the-year gain was the largest since 1992, when average annual pay
increased by 5.4 percent. Annual pay in
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1999
Today's economic expansion is setting records not only in length but in
creating jobs for America's most disadvantaged groups. The teeming job
market in turn brings a wealth of social blessings, analysts say, from big
reductions in inner-city crime rate
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1999
Regional and state unemployment rates were stable and low throughout much of
the United States in July, the BLS reports. The Midwest continued to post
the lowest unemployment rate of any region in the country, at 3.6 percent,
while the West had the highe
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1999
__After showing no change for 2 months, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent on a
seasonally adjusted basis in July. During the first 7 months of this year,
the CPI-U has accelerated to a 2.4 percent annual rate of increase from a
1.6 percent advance for all of
> BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1999:
>
> Today's News Releases: The CPI-U increased 0.3 percent in July, on a
> seasonally adjusted basis, following two consecutive months of no change.
> Energy costs, which declined in each of the preceding 2 months, rose 2.1
> percent, accounting for a
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 0.2
percent in July, seasonally adjusted. This advance followed a 0.1 percent
decline in June and a 0.2 percent rise in May. The index for finished goods
other than foods and energy s
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: The U.S. Import Price Index increased 0.9 percent in July.
The increase was attributable to rising prices for petroleum imports.
Export prices were down 0.2 percent in July, the first decrease in the index
since March. ...
There were
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1999
Drawing from its monthly household employment survey, BLS estimates that in
1998 about 4.4 million hourly workers earned at or below the federal minimum
wage of $5.15 an hour. The 4.4 million amounts to 6.2 percent of all U.S.
workers who are paid at ho
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1999
__Private businesses expanded their payrolls by a hefty 310,000 in July,
producing the picture of an economy that has yet to cool its expansion,
according to data released by BLS. As payrolls grew, employers also
reported a 3.8 percent rise in average hou
DAILY LABOR REPORT, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: Payroll employment rose in July, and the unemployment rate
was unchanged at 4.3 percent. Nonfarm payroll employment increased by
310,000. Job gains continued in construction and throughout the
service-producing sector. Manufacturing e
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: In June 1999, there were 1,141 mass layoff actions by
employers as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits
during the month, according to BLS. Each action involved at least 50
persons from a single establishment, and
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: In August, 212 metropolitan areas recorded unemployment
rates below the U.S. average (4.2 percent, not seasonally adjusted), while
105 areas had higher rates. Twenty-three metropolitan areas reported rates
below 2.0 percent, with 1
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: The 1999 "Report on the American Workforce" examines
"just-in-time" responses to a competitive economic environment, the central
role of improved skills for all workers, and the heightened pressure on the
balance between work and famil
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1999
Perhaps the greatest surprise of the economic expansion that began in 1991
has been the failure of inflation to rise once the nation's unemployment
rate dipped under 6 percent. Many economists were convinced by history that
falling under that thresho
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1999
Children of working parents praise them, but note stress, says The
Washington Post (page A1) in reporting on a study of family life by
researcher Ellen Galinsky, president of the Families and Work Institute, a
New York think tank that tracks workplace
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1999
U.S. employers reported a total of 1,742 mass layoff events in July,
resulting in 221,605 workers filing new claims for unemployment insurance,
according to BLS. Mass layoffs are those involving at least 50 workers from
a single establishment, accordi
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, JULY 2, 2001:
>
> Private industry employers paid their workers an average of $20.81 an hour
> in March 2001, or about 4.8 percent more than the average in March 2000,
> according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wage costs amounted to $15.18
> an hou
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, JULY 3, 2001:
>
> Activity in the manufacturing sector improved in June, but not enough to
> prevent the sector from contracting for an 11th consecutive month,
> according to the National Association of Purchasing Management. NAPM's
> purchasing manage
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2001:
>
> The number of Americans filing new claims for state unemployment insurance
> rose last week after falling for 3 weeks in a row. The jump provided
> fresh evidence that the struggling economy continues to take a toll on
> workers. The Lab
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY; Nonfarm payroll employment fell by 114,000 in June, and
> the unemployment rate was little changed, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
> of the U.S. Department of Labor reports. Manufacturing experienced
> another
> BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY JULY 9, 2001:
>
> The U.S. economy lost another 114, 000 jobs in June, most of them in
> manufacturing, and the unemployment rate edged up to 4.5 percent in May,
> the Labor Department said July 6 in a report that reinforced the view that
> the economy is still in a slo
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, JULY 10, 2001:
>
> Economists overwhelmingly predict that the U.S. economy will avoid
> slumping into a recession, but they say the business climate during the
> second quarter was the worst they have seen since the 1990-1991 recession,
> according to t
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, JULY 11, 2001:
>
> Sales at wholesalers fell in May and inventories rose more than at any
> time in the last 6 months, a sign that businesses may be reluctant to
> order more goods until the economy picks up. Wholesale inventories rose
> 0.2 percent, l
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, JULY 12, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 0.5 percent in
> June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The decline, the
> fourth in the past 5 months, was attributable to falling prices for both
> petroleum and
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, JULY 13, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods declined 0.4
> percent in June, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
> reported today. This decrease followed increases of 0.1 percent in May
> and 0.3
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, MONDAY, JULY 16, 2001:
>
> A sharp drop in energy prices caused the producer price index for June to
> fall 0.4 percent -- its fastest rate of decline in 2 years. Energy prices,
> led by a 5.8 percent decline in natural gas prices, fell 2.5 percent in
> June. Th
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2001:
>
> Consumer prices for goods and services likely grew by just 0.1 percent in
> June. Excluding food and energy, core prices probably increased 0.2
> percent. ...Housing starts in June likely fell to an annual rate of 1.61
> mil
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, JULY 18, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
> increased 0.2 percent in June, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of
> 178.0 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. For
> the 12-m
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: Median weekly earnings of the nation's 99.9 million
> full-time wage and salary workers were $595 in the second quarter of 2001,
> the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. This was 5.1 percent higher than
>
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: Regional and state unemployment rates were generally
> stable in June. All four regions recorded little or no change from May,
> and 45 states reported shifts of 0.3 percentage point or less, the Bureau
> of
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JULY 23, 2001:
>
> The economic slowdown felt in virtually all regions has boosted
> unemployment rates to 5 percent or higher in eight states and the District
> of Columbia, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But 32 states
> still ha
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, JULY 25, 2001:
>
> The telecom sector's "bust" is reverberating loudly across the economy,
> with the impact on jobs and investors proving much bigger than that of
> dot-coms, says The Wall Street Journal (page A1). So far this year,
> telecom service
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, JULY 24, 2001:
>
> Though they're still quite worried, consumers continue to become slightly
> more optimistic about the economy, according to a July 19-22 Gallup poll,
> suggesting that consumer anxiety may have bottomed out. The survey shows
> that 6
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The Employment Cost Index (not seasonally adjusted) for
> June 2001 was 153.8 (June 1989=100), an increase of 3.9 percent from June
> 2000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. The Employment Cost Index
>
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: In June 2001, there were 2,081 mass layoff actions by
> employers as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits
> during the month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Each
> action
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, MONDAY, JULY 30, 2001:
>
> The first half of this year saw sharp increases in both the number of mass
> layoff events and the total number of workers involved, compared with the
> same period a year ago, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. BLS
> reported th
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, JULY 31, 2001:
>
> About 70 percent of turnover in information technology comes from workers
> with less than 3 years tenure, says a survey of 190 employers by People3
> Inc., a unit of Gartner Inc., Stamford, Conn. ("Work Week" feature, The
> Wall Stre
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, AUGUST 1, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: In June, 208 metropolitan areas recorded unemployment
> rates below the U.S. average (4.7 percent, not seasonally adjusted), and
> 112 areas registered higher rates, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports.
> Of the s
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, AUGUST 2, 2001:
>
> New claims for state unemployment insurance fell last week, the third
> sharp decline in a row, suggesting the rash of layoffs seen in recent
> months may be moderating a bit. The number of workers filing new
> applications for jobl
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, AUGUST 6, 2001:
>
> Holding out the possibility that the tide of manufacturing losses is
> ebbing, the July employment report shows a much smaller drop in nonfarm
> payrolls, -- 42,000 -- than in June, according to the Bureau of Labor
> Statistics. The
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, AUGUST 8, 2001:
>
> Reassuring analysts who feared that the economic slump would erase recent
> gains, the private nonfarm business sector bounced back with a 2.5 percent
> productivity increase in the second quarter, according to figures from the
> Bur
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, AUGUST 7, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported preliminary
> productivity data -- as measured by output per hour of all persons -- for
> the second quarter of 2001. The preliminary seasonally adjusted annual
> rates of pro
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 1.6 percent in
> July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports today. The decline, the
> fifth in the past 6 months, was attributable to falling prices for both
> petro
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, AUGUST 13, 2001:
>
> Steeply declining energy prices largely were responsible for a 0.9 percent
> drop in producer prices for finished goods in July, according to figures
> released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It was the largely monthly
> declin
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, AUGUST 15, 2001:
>
> Fatal injuries in the United States workplaces dropped by 2 percent from
> 1999 to 2000, falling from 6,023 to 5,915, according to data released by
> the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The number of deaths in 2000 is the
> lowest tota
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY; A total of 5,915 fatal work injuries were recorded in
> 2000, a decline of about 2 percent for 1999, according to the Census of
> Fatal Occupational Injuries, conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
>
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
> (CPI-U) declined 0.3 percent in July, before seasonal adjustment, to a
> level of 177.5 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
> D
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: Regional and state unemployment rates were generally
> stable in July. All four regions registered little or no change from
> June, and 42 states and the District of Columbia recorded shifts of 0.3
> percen
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, AUGUST 20, 2001:
>
> Some 47 states experienced manufacturing job losses in July, but the other
> sectors continued to expand payrolls modestly across all regions,
> according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Unemployment rates topped 6
> percent in t
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, AUGUST 21, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The number of employed youth 16 to 24 years old increased
> by about 2.4 million from April to July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
> reported today. This year's seasonal expansion in youth employment was
> slightl
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, AUGUST 23, 2001:
>
> The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that both the total number of mass
> layoff events and the number of workers affected
> rose sharply during the second quarter. Extended mass layoff events --
> those lasting at least 31 days -
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, AUGUST 22, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: In the second quarter of 2001, there were 1,911 mass
> layoff actions by employers that resulted in the separation of 371,708
> workers from their jobs for more than 30 days, according to preliminary
> figures relea
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2001:
>
> Initial claims filed with state agencies for unemployment insurance
> increased by a modest 8,000 to a total of 393,000 during the week ending
> August 18, according to the Employment and Training Administration. The
> more
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, AUGUST 27, 2001:
>
> Hiring prospects in most industries and regions remain bleak, at least
> through the fourth quarter of this year, according to a recent survey by
> Manpower, Inc., the Milwaukee-based temporary help firm. Manpower said
> its survey
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, AUGUST 28, 2001:
>
> About 372,000 workers were laid off in the second quarter by big employers
> tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Seasonal work, such as
> agriculture, accounted for about a third of those job cuts ("Work Week"
> feature, The
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, AUGUST 29, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: In July, 208 metropolitan areas recorded unemployment
> rates below the U.S. average (4.7 percent not seasonally adjusted), while
> 117 areas had higher rates, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. Five
> metropo
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, AUGUST 30, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: In July 2001, there were 2,108 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 acti
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2000:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: In 2000, the labor 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 data
> fro
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, SEPTEMBER 4, 2001:
>
> This year, the labor force between the ages of 16 and 24 rose by 2.9
> million to 24.8 million between April and July, says the Bureau of Labor
> Statistics. But on a percentage basis, the summer job doesn't seem to
> hold its ol
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, SEPTEMBER 5, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The Bureau of Labor Statistics today reported revised
> productivity data -- as measured by output per hour of all persons -- for
> the second quarter of 2001. The seasonally adjusted annual rates of
> productivi
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2001:
>
> Nonfarm business productivity was revised down to a growth rate of 2.1
> percent in the fourth quarter as revisions to output data showed
> production was slower than the government had originally estimated, the
> Bureau
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: Employment fell and the unemployment rate rose sharply to
> 4.9 percent in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports today.
> Nonfarm payroll employment declined by 113,000, due primarily to another
>
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2001:
>
> Startling analysts with its steep climb, the nation's civilian
> unemployment rate rose by 0.4 percentage point to 4.9 percent in August,
> according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It was the
> highe
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2001:
>
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The average annual pay of all workers covered by state
> and federal unemployment insurance (UI) programs rose by 5.9 percent to
> $35,296 in 2000, according to preliminary data released today by th
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY; The U.S. Import Price Index declined 0.1 percent in
> August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Falling prices for
> nonpetroleum imports more than offset a small increase in petroleum
> p
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT; FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 0.4
> percent in August, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
> reports. This index posted a 0.9 percent decline in July and fell 0.4
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2001:
>
> After falling for two consecutive months, the producer price index for
> finished goods increased 0.4 percent in August, according to the Bureau of
> Labor Statistics. The index stood at 140.9 in August, after falling 0
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY LABOR REPORT, SEPTEMBER 18, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
> was unchanged in August, before seasonal adjustment, remaining at a level
> of 177.5 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2001:
>
> The September employment report, scheduled for release October 5 by the
> Bureau of Labor Statistics, will not reflect losses from the September 11
> terrorist attacks because of the way payrolls are counted, BLS offic
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, SEPTEMBER 20, 2001:
>
> The Federal Reserve in its latest "Beige book" finds that business
> activity was sluggish in nearly all of the Fed's 12 regions -- if not
> weakening -- in the 6 weeks period prior to the September 11 terrorist
> attacks in New
> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2001:
>
> RELEASED TODAY: Regional and state unemployment rates generally were
> stable in August. All four regions recorded small changes from July, and
> 43 states and the District of Columbia reported shifts of 0.3 percentage
>
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