Notes on Current Labor Statistics.

The article presents the labor statistical series collected and calculated by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It offers definition of several labor terms including seasonal adjustment, adjustments for price changes, comparative indicators tables, employment and unemployment data, wages of cover...

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Published in:Monthly Labor Review Vol. 131; no. 8; pp. 48 - 124
Format: Article
Published: US Department of Labor Aug2008
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Summary:The article presents the labor statistical series collected and calculated by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It offers definition of several labor terms including seasonal adjustment, adjustments for price changes, comparative indicators tables, employment and unemployment data, wages of covered federal workers, average annual wage per employee, data for the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), and Employment Cost Index (ECI). Several charts that list labor statistics, such as employment status and duration of unemployment, are provided.