| Sumario: | This article presents the principal statistical series collected and calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on series on labor force, employment, unemployment, labor compensation, consumer, producer, and international prices, productivity, international comparisons, and injury and illness statistics. Labor market indicators include employment measures from two major surveys and information on rates of change in compensation provided by the Employment Cost Index program. The labor force participation rate, the employment-population ratio, and unemployment rates for major demographic groups based on the Current Population Survey are presented, while measures of employment and average weekly hours by major industry sector are given using non farm payroll data. The Employment Cost Index by major sector and by bargaining status is chosen from a variety of compensation and wage measures because it provides a comprehensive measure of employer costs for hiring labor and it is not affected by employment shifts among occupations and industries.
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