BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2002:
RELEASED TODAY: In April, 290 metropolitan areas had higher unemployment
rates than a year earlier, 31 areas had lower rates, and 10 areas had rates
that were unchanged, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. Thirteen
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 released
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 of
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 Wall
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
metropolitan
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 action
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
from the
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 old
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
productivity
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 of
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
highest
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 the
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
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 0.9
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.
For
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 officials
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 York
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
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, SEPTEMBER 24, 2001:
Despite an obvious economic slowdown, regional and state unemployment
rates remained stable in August, with some 43 states reporting shifts of
0.3 percent or less, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The
August report
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: Average hourly compensation costs in U.S. dollars for
production workers in manufacturing in 28 foreign economies declined to 76
percent of the U.S. level in 2000 from 80 percent in 1999, according to
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2001:
For the fourth consecutive year, the San Jose metropolitan area had the
highest average -- $76,076-- annual earnings of any area in the United
States in 2000, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics figures. This
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2001:
The Labor Department's Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration posted
a media advisory on the agency's web page providing information to help
workers facing job loss preserve their health coverage. The department
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: In August, 241 metropolitan areas recorded unemployment
rates below the U.S. average (4.9 percent, not seasonally adjusted), and
86 areas registered higher rates, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, OCTOBER 4, 2001:
Almost 100,000 U.S. workers lost their lives over a 16-year period as a
result of work-related injuries, according to two new documents released
by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. The leading
causes of
RELEASED TODAY: Payroll employment fell by 199,000 in September, and the
unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.9 percent, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics reported today. Sharp job losses continued in manufacturing, and
employment also fell in services, wholesale trade, and retail trade.
New
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
rose 0.5 percent in September, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of
178.3 (1982-84=100). For the 12-month period ended in September, the
CPI-U
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, OCTOBER 18, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: Of the 315 largest counties in the United States, 138 had
rates of employment growth above the national average of 2.3 percent in
2000, and 23 experienced declines in employment, according to preliminary
data
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, OCTOBER 22, 2001:
A rise in gasoline prices in September pushed consumer prices up by 0.4
percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. The consumer price index
for all urban consumers rose to 178.3 in September, following a 0.1
percent
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2001:
Industrial production fell 1.0 percent in September, the 12th month in a
row that the industrial sector has declined, the Federal Reserve reports.
The latest decline brought the industrial production index down to 140.3
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: Regional and state unemployment rates were stable from
August to September, but higher than a year earlier. All four regions
reported little or no change over the month, and 44 states and the
District of
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: Median weekly earnings of the nation's 100.9 million
full-time wage and salary workers were $595 in the third quarter of 2001,
the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. This was 3.5 percent higher than a
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: The Employment Cost Index (not seasonally adjusted) for
September 2001 was 155.6 (June 1989=100), an increase of 4.1 percent from
September 2000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. The Employment
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: In September 2001, there were 1,316 mass layoff actions
by employers as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance
benefits during the month, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Each
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2001:
Mass layoffs by U.S. employers surged 41 percent in September from a year
earlier, with manufacturing accounting for the largest share of job cuts,
the government said Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2001:
About 117,700 workers at big corporations were laid off last month after
September 11, says the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS says it can't
prove a direct correlation with terrorism (The Wall Street Journal, Work
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: In September, 219 metropolitan areas recorded
unemployment rates below the U.S. average (4.7 percent, not seasonally
adjusted), and 106 areas posted higher rates, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics reports.
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2001:
The U.S. economy declined at an annual rate of 0.4 percent in the third
quarter, the first quarterly decrease in 8 years, the Commerce Department
reports. The decrease in real gross domestic product -- the output of
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: Employment fell sharply in October, and the unemployment
rate jumped to 5.4 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports.
Nonfarm payroll employment dropped by 415,000 over the month, by far the
largest
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index (PPI) for Finished Goods decreased
1.6 percent in October, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
reports. This decline followed two consecutive monthly increases of 0.4
percent. Price
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2001:
In the largest one-month drop since the index was begun in 1947, the
producer price index -- prices producers paid for finished goods -- dipped
1.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. A decrease in prices
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, November 15, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: In the third quarter of 2001, there were 1,689 mass
layoff actions by employers that resulted in the separation of 349,866
workers from their jobs for more than 30 days, according to preliminary
figures
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: The Bureau of Labor Statistics announces the release of
national employment and wage estimates for wage and salary workers from
the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey. Legal, management,
and computer
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, NOVEMBER 16, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
declined 0.3 percent in October, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of
177.7 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. For the
12-month
For the economists among us: how much does industrial production have to
fall before the US is ineligible to be called an industrialized country? :-)
Dave
--
Monday, November 19 2001
Plunging energy prices caused consumer prices to drop 0.3 percent in
October, the Bureau of Labor
RELEASED TODAY: Regional and state unemployment rates generally moved upward
in October. Unemployment rates were higher over the month in 33 states,
lower in 8 states and the District of Columbia, and unchanged in 9 states,
the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The national jobless rate
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: 2002 release schedule for Bureau of Labor Statistics' major
economic indicators.
Reflecting layoffs related to the September terrorist attacks and their
aftermath, unemployment rates climbed in 33 states
About 98 percent of employment growth between 1998 and 2008 will be in the
service sector, according to a recently released report from the AFL-CIO's
Department for Professional Employees. Based on federal data, the report,
The Service Sector: A Statistical Portrait, 2000 Edition, also predicted
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2001:
The National Bureau of Economic Research says the U.S. economy fell into
recession in March, ending a 10-year expansion that was longer than all
others in the nation's history. Widely anticipated by private
forecasters,
BUREAU 0F LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: In October, 227 metropolitan areas reported unemployment
rates below the U.S. average (5.0 percent, not seasonally adjusted), and
92 areas posted higher rates, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2001:
Retail sales may have improved substantially since September 11, but such
growth is not enough to offset the additional deterioration in the labor
markets due to slower activity in the manufacturing and service sectors,
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: In October 2001, there were 1,816 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.
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: Projections for the American workforce covering 2000 to
2010 were issued today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, providing
information on where future job growth is expected by industry and
occupation and the
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2001:
As layoffs spread across the country, the portion of U.S. homeowners
falling into foreclosure reached its highest recorded level in the third
quarter, and the percentage slipping behind in their mortgage payments was
the
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, Wednesday, DECEMBER 5, 2001:
The Bureau of Labor Statistics says it expects total employment to
increase by 15 percent by 2010, slightly less than the 17 percent
employment growth experienced a decade earlier, BLS says in updating its
labor force
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: The Bureau of Labor Statistics today reported revised
productivity data -- as measured by output per hour of all persons -- for
the third quarter of 2001. The seasonally adjusted annual rates of
December 7, 2001
Released Today: Employment fell sharply for the second month in a row in
November, and the unemployment rate rose to 5.7 percent, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Nonfarm
payroll employment dropped by 331,000, following an even
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2001:
On the heels of the determination that the US economy is in recession,
employers cut 331,000 workers from payrolls in November, pushing the
unemployment rate up 0.3 percentage point to 5.7 percent, according to
figures
TUESDAY, December 12
Employment prospects will plummet even further in early 2002, according to
projections from 208 respondents to BNA's latest quarterly employment
survey. Production/service workers and technical/professional employees will
see a sharp drop in their job opportunities in the
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 1.6 percent in
November, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. The decline followed a
2.4 percent decrease in October and reflected continuing drops in both
RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods decreased 0.6
percent in November, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
reports. This decline followed a 1.6 percent drop in October and a
0.4-percent gain in September. November prices for finished goods other
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: The 2002-03 editions of the Occupational Outlook Handbook
and the Career Guide to Industries were issued today on the Bureau of
Labor Statistics' Internet site. The print versions of these
publications
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 percent
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 week.
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
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 billion, or
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
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
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, 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
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,
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
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 3.6
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 States
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
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 going
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 the
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, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1999:
Consumer prices held steady in May, the Labor Department reports, calming
inflation fears fanned by a sharp April gain. The price of most
components that comprise the CPI-U calmed considerably -- and in some
cases retreated -- in May, compared
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1999
__BLS revises its estimates of nonfarm business productivity in the first
quarter from a 4 percent gain to a 3.5 percent seasonally adjusted annual
rate of increase. Manufacturing productivity proved even more robust in the
first quarter than the
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: The U.S. Import Price Index rose 0.7 percent in May. The
increase, the third in a row, again was primarily attributable to increasing
petroleum prices. The price index for U.S. exports was unchanged in May,
after increasing 0.3 percent
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1999
Finished producer prices rose a modest 0.2 percent in May, as energy
prices stabilized after a sharp uptick in April, the Labor Department
reports. Analysts say the May producer price index shows a mild inflation
picture at the wholesale level.
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1999
RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 0.2
percent in May, seasonally adjusted. This rise followed a 0.5 percent
advance in April and a 0.2 percent increase in March. The index for
finished goods other than foods and
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,"
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 index for
WRT the year to date inflation (Item 2), I calculate 1.014**(12/5) -1 = 3.4%
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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