Notes on Current Labor Statistics.

The article presents important facts about the labor statistics in the U.S. in 2013. It mentions that employed individuals are those who worked during the week at any time or those who temporarily failed to attend to their regular jobs due to some reasons such as industrial dispute and illness. It s...

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Published in:Monthly Labor Review Vol. 136; no. 2; pp. 36 - 111
Format: Article
Published: US Department of Labor Feb2013
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Summary:The article presents important facts about the labor statistics in the U.S. in 2013. It mentions that employed individuals are those who worked during the week at any time or those who temporarily failed to attend to their regular jobs due to some reasons such as industrial dispute and illness. It states that unemployed people are individuals who do not work for some time or those who were available to work but are not capable due to temporary illness. The authors also define unemployed people who were downsized.