Tags: bureau of labor statistics
Being White and Having Only a High School Diploma Was Best for Long Term Employment
July 25th, 2012
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Econintersect: The BLS issued a news release detailing the findings of a survey of the youngest baby boomers (people born between 1957 -1964). The findings were taken from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth conducted in 1979. This was a survey of… more »
Productivity Improves Sharply in 3Q2011 to 3.1%
November 3rd, 2011
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Econintersect: From the viewpoint of global competitiveness, productivity improved a very strong 3.1% and unit labor costs fell 2.4% in the third quarter of 2011 (quarter-over-quarter improvement).
Labor productivity, or output per hour, is calculated… more »
Unit Labor Costs Increase in 2Q2011 - Productivity Down
August 9th, 2011
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Econintersect: USA global competitiveness fell in the second quarter of 2011. Nonfarm business sector labor productivity decreased at an annualized rate of 0.3%. From the second quarter of 2010 to the second quarter of 2011, productivity increased 0.8… more »
Many Jobs are Lost Forever
August 6th, 2011
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Econintersect: The latest employment numbers from the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) were slightly better than had been expected, with 117,000 non-farm payroll jobs added in July (seasonally adjusted data). As reported by GEI Analysis, the BLS report… more »
1Q2011 Productivity Revised Slightly Upward - But Growth Rate Still Lower
June 2nd, 2011
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Econintersect: The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 1Q2011 GDP was revised slightly upward:Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased at a 1.8 percent annual rate during the first quarter of 2011, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported… more »
