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Notes on Current Labor Statistics.

The article presents labor market statistics in the U.S. as of 2008. It provides details on comparative indicators such as annual and quarterly percent changes in compensation, prices and productivity. Moreover, it offers information on the seasonally adjusted employment status of the population, se...

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Published in:Monthly Labor Review Vol. 131; no. 6; pp. 44 - 119
Format: Article
Published: US Department of Labor Jun2008
Subjects:
United States
Labor supply
Labor market
Employment
Unemployment
Wages
Age & employment
Labor costs
Wages & labor productivity
Industrial statistics
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Summary:The article presents labor market statistics in the U.S. as of 2008. It provides details on comparative indicators such as annual and quarterly percent changes in compensation, prices and productivity. Moreover, it offers information on the seasonally adjusted employment status of the population, selected employment indicators, duration of employment and unemployment, unemployment trends by sex and age, and employment of workers by state. Data on consumer price indexes by city average and industrial productivity are also discussed.