September 15, 2021

The onset of COVID-19 in 2020 led to reduced spending at retail outlets, entertainment venues, and even transportation providers, as those working from home stopped commuting. Average household spending decreased 2.7 percent from 2019 to 2020, compared with an increase of 3.0 percent from 2018 to 2019.

September 14, 2021

From June to July 2021, the number of job openings was up 749,000 to 10.9 million, the highest level since we started tracking job openings in December 2000.

September 14, 2021

From June to July 2021, the number of job openings was up 749,000 to 10.9 million, the highest level since we started tracking job openings in December 2000.

August 26, 2021

An estimated 285,240 private industry workers were treated in an emergency room (ER) following a nonfatal workplace injury or illness in 2019, accounting for 32.1 percent of all private sector incidents that resulted in days away from work. Workers injured or made ill through a fall on the same level (56,530 cases), having been struck by an object (54,090 cases), or musculoskeletal disorders also known as ergonomic injury (47,280 cases) accounted for a combined 55.4 percent of ER visits in 2019.

August 25, 2021

Unemployment rates were lower in 17 states and the District of Columbia and stable in 33 states in July 2021. All 50 states and the District had jobless rate decreases from a year earlier. The national unemployment rate, 5.4 percent, declined by 0.5 percentage point over the month and was 4.8 points lower than in July 2020.

The severe economic impact of COVID-19 has created deep interest in both the original impact and the levels of economic recovery experienced thus far. The West Region Virtual Data Users’ Conference will bring together national BLS experts to discuss the effect of COVID-19 on employment, wages, prices, and production, providing some regional aspects when available. Join the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on September 29th from 9:00a.m.–12:00 p.m. PDT.

BLS Commissioner William Beach will discuss how the Agency has continued to collect data and produce gold standard numbers during the pandemic. Associate Commissioners Julie Hatch Maxfield and Jeffrey Hill will present data on employment, unemployment, and prices. Assistant Commissioner Hilery Simpson will cover the topics of wages, benefits, and work requirements during the pandemic. The event will conclude with a panel of experts discussing how COVID-19 has changed the outlook for labor, as well as...

August 25, 2021

Unemployment rates were lower in 17 states and the District of Columbia and stable in 33 states in July 2021. All 50 states and the District had jobless rate decreases from a year earlier. The national unemployment rate, 5.4 percent, declined by 0.5 percentage point over the month and was 4.8 points lower than in July 2020.

August 24, 2021

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia from July 2020 to July 2021. The largest percentage increases occurred in Hawaii (+10.0 percent), Vermont (+8.9 percent), and Nevada (+8.2 percent).

August 24, 2021

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia from July 2020 to July 2021. The largest percentage increases occurred in Hawaii (+10.0 percent), Vermont (+8.9 percent), and Nevada (+8.2 percent).

August 23, 2021

In July 2021, 54.4 percent of 16- to 24-year-olds had a job. This was up from 46.7 percent in July 2020, when youth employment was unusually low due to the COVID–19 pandemic, but down from 56.2 percent in July 2019.

August 23, 2021

In July 2021, 54.4 percent of 16- to 24-year-olds had a job. This was up from 46.7 percent in July 2020, when youth employment was unusually low due to the COVID–19 pandemic, but down from 56.2 percent in July 2019.

August 20, 2021

From March 2020 to March 2021, employment decreased in 324 of the 343 largest U.S. counties. Calcasieu, Louisiana, had the largest over-the-year decrease in employment with a loss of 14.9 percent. Within Calcasieu, the largest employment decrease occurred in construction, which lost 3,520 jobs over the year (?27.6 percent).

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Import prices up 10.2 percent, export prices up 17.2 percent for the year ended July 2021 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2021/import-prices-up-10-2-percent-export-prices-up-17-2-percent-for-the-year-ended-july-2021.htm (visited August 19, 2021).

August 18, 2021

The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 7.8 percent from July 2020 to July 2021, the largest over-the-year percentage increase since these data began in November 2010. This compared with an increase of 7.3 percent for the year ended June 2021.

August 18, 2021

The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 7.8 percent from July 2020 to July 2021, the largest over-the-year percentage increase since these data began in November 2010. This compared with an increase of 7.3 percent for the year ended June 2021.

In accordance with usual practice, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is announcing the preliminary estimate of the upcoming annual benchmark revision to the establishment survey employment series. The final benchmark revision will be issued in February 2022 with the publication of the January 2022 Employment Situation news release.

Each year, the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey employment estimates are benchmarked to comprehensive counts of employment for the month of March. These counts are derived from state unemployment insurance (UI) tax records that nearly all employers are required to file. For National CES employment series, the annual benchmark revisions over the last 10 years have averaged plus or minus one-tenth of one percent of total nonfarm employment. The preliminary estimate of the benchmark revision indicates a downward adjustment to March 2021 total nonfarm employment of -166,000 (-0.1 percent).

Preliminary benchmark revisions are...