The number of total separations, which is the sum of quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations, increased by 324,000 to 5,760,000 in April 2021. The number of quits, which are generally voluntary separations initiated by employees, was 3,952,000 in April 2021. This is the highest level since we started tracking quits in December 2000. In April 2021, there were 1,444,000 layoffs and discharges, which are involuntary separations initiated by employers. This is the lowest level since we started tracking layoffs and discharges in December 2000.

June 02, 2021

There were 2,005 work-related deaths for workers age 55 and older reported in 2019. That was an 8-percent increase from the 1,863 deaths in 2018 and the largest number recorded for this age group. Most fatal injuries result in a same-day death, but some are cases where the death occurs later. These are known as latent cases. For workers age 55 and older, there were 135 latent cases where the death occurred in 2019 but the worker was injured in a previous year.

June 02, 2021

There were 2,005 work-related deaths for workers age 55 and older reported in 2019. That was an 8-percent increase from the 1,863 deaths in 2018 and the largest number recorded for this age group. Most fatal injuries result in a same-day death, but some are cases where the death occurs later. These are known as latent cases. For workers age 55 and older, there were 135 latent cases where the death occurred in 2019 but the worker was injured in a previous year.

June 01, 2021

Nursing care facilities had about 1.5 million jobs in May 2020. Healthcare support occupations (630,550) made up 41 percent of jobs in this industry, and healthcare practitioners and technical occupations (408,450) made up an additional 27 percent. Outside of the two healthcare groups, the largest occupational groups in nursing care facilities were food preparation and serving related (149,350), building and grounds cleaning and maintenance (83,880), and office and administrative support occupations (69,130).

June 01, 2021

Nursing care facilities had about 1.5 million jobs in May 2020. Healthcare support occupations (630,550) made up 41 percent of jobs in this industry, and healthcare practitioners and technical occupations (408,450) made up an additional 27 percent. Outside of the two healthcare groups, the largest occupational groups in nursing care facilities were food preparation and serving related (149,350), building and grounds cleaning and maintenance (83,880), and office and administrative support occupations (69,130).

May 28, 2021

Employment fell more sharply for Asians during the COVID-19 pandemic than for other population groups. Comparing average employment levels for the 12 months before the pandemic to the average for the 12 months following the onset of the pandemic (the year ending February 2021), Asian employment declined by 8.2 percent. This was larger than the 7.3-percent decline for the overall population.

April 29, 2021

U.S terms of trade with Mexico advanced 4.9 percent for the year ended in March 2021, the largest over-the-year increase since the index was first published in December 2017. From March 2020 to March 2021, higher export prices to Mexico more than offset price increases for imports from Mexico, driving up the U.S. terms of trade. Prices for exports to Mexico advanced 9.3 percent over the past year, while import prices from Mexico rose 4.2 percent.

April 28, 2021

April 28 is Workers’ Memorial Day, a day to commemorate people who died or were injured on the job. In 2019, 5,333 workers suffered fatal injuries in the United States, and 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses were reported by private industry employers.

For nonfatal injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work, overexertion and bodily reaction resulted in 275,590 cases. That was 31.0 percent of the 2019 total of 888,220 cases. Falls, slips, and trips accounted for 27.5 percent of cases. Contact with objects and equipment accounted for 25.8 percent of cases.

April 28, 2021

April 28 is Workers’ Memorial Day, a day to commemorate people who died or were injured on the job. In 2019, 5,333 workers suffered fatal injuries in the United States, and 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses were reported by private industry employers.

For nonfatal injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work, overexertion and bodily reaction resulted in 275,590 cases. That was 31.0 percent of the 2019 total of 888,220 cases. Falls, slips, and trips accounted for 27.5 percent of cases. Contact with objects and equipment accounted for 25.8 percent of cases.

April 27, 2021

The labor force participation rate for mothers with children under the age of 18 was 71.2 percent in 2020, down from 72.3 percent in 2019. The participation rate for fathers with children under the age of 18, at 92.3 percent in 2020, also declined from the rate in 2019 (93.3 percent). This decline in labor force participation among parents, especially mothers, likely reflects not only pandemic-related job losses, but also the shift of many schools to distance learning and the temporary closure of many daycare facilities during the pandemic.

April 27, 2021

The labor force participation rate for mothers with children under the age of 18 was 71.2 percent in 2020, down from 72.3 percent in 2019. The participation rate for fathers with children under the age of 18, at 92.3 percent in 2020, also declined from the rate in 2019 (93.3 percent). This decline in labor force participation among parents, especially mothers, likely reflects not only pandemic-related job losses, but also the shift of many schools to distance learning and the temporary closure of many daycare facilities during the pandemic.

April 26, 2021

In March 2020, 50 percent of private educational services workers participated in employer-sponsored medical care plans. High-deductible health plans were available to 40 percent of these workers in 2020, and the median annual deductible amount for individual plans was $2,000.