bureau of labor statistics

Worker Pay Rate Under Trump Presidency Hits Highest Level Since 2008

The employment cost index rose 2.8 percent for the second quarter, the biggest increase since the third quarter of 2008…

6 years ago

June Unemployment = Cold Porridge

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the monthly employment situation for June this morning and a mixed top line almost hides…

9 years ago

BLS June 2015 Employment Situation Report [Full Text]

Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until USDL-15-1274 8:30 a.m. (EDT) Thursday, July 2, 2015 THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION…

9 years ago

Unemployment rate rises to 8.3% – again

The Bureau of Labor Statistics carefully wordsmithed today's release of the July Employment Situation Report which showed that unemployment has…

12 years ago

First Time Unemployment Drops Again… But…

Like many I look forward to seeing the unemployment numbers released by the Department of Labor each Thursday morning. These…

12 years ago

81,000 More Americans Out of Work in May – Analysis and Graphs

"The jobs recovery has taken a step backward," - Patrick O'Keefe,  former deputy assistant secretary for the Labor Department. While…

12 years ago

8.6% Unemployment is NOT Good News

To read the first paragraph of the Bureau of Labor statistics one might think that the jobs situation in the…

12 years ago