Notes on Current Labor Statistics.

The article offers information on the 2010 statistical data series which were gathered and calculated by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). It says that the statistical series includes data on labor force, labor compensation, and injury and illness statistics. It tells that monthly and quart...

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Publicado en:Monthly Labor Review Vol. 133; no. 9; pp. 75 - 150
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: US Department of Labor Sep2010
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Sumario:The article offers information on the 2010 statistical data series which were gathered and calculated by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). It says that the statistical series includes data on labor force, labor compensation, and injury and illness statistics. It tells that monthly and quarterly data on several tables are modified to eradicate the effect of various factors, including climatic conditions, holiday buying periods, and vacation practices, on the data. It mentions that BLS has replaced the X-11 ARIMA program with the X-12 ARIMA seasonal adjustment program since January 2003 to seasonally adjust national labor force data. It offers the definition of various terms and phrases including employed persons, production workers, and real earnings.