TED Home : The Economics Daily : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

FONT SIZE:

PRINT:

Employment increased in 129 metropolitan areas from June 2021 to June 2022

August 08, 2022

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 129 metropolitan areas and was essentially unchanged in 260 areas from June 2021 to June 2022. The largest over-the-year percentage gain in employment occurred in Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey, at 12.5 percent.

read full article »

Recent Articles

View All »

August 05, 2022

Nonfatal and fatal work-related transportation incidents in 2019 and 2020

There were 54,750 nonfatal work-related transportation incidents involving one or more days away from work in 2020, down from 64,210 in 2019. There were also fewer fatal work-related transportation incidents in 2020 (1,778 deaths) than in 2019 (2,122 deaths).

August 04, 2022

Job openings decreased to 10.7 million in June 2022

Job openings decreased by 605,000 to 10.7 million on the last business day of June 2022. Hires and total separations were little changed at 6.4 million and 5.9 million, respectively.

August 03, 2022

Labor productivity up 5.7 percent in wholesale trade, 6.6 percent in retail trade, in 2021

Labor productivity rose in wholesale trade and in retail trade in 2021. In wholesale trade, productivity rose 5.7 percent as output growth (+8.7 percent) surpassed growth in hours worked (+2.8 percent). In retail trade, productivity increased by 6.6 percent as output growth (+10.4 percent) exceeded growth in hours worked (+3.6 percent).

August 02, 2022

Compensation costs for private industry workers up 5.5 percent from June 2021 to June 2022

Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.5 percent from June 2021 to June 2022, the largest 12-month advance since data were first collected in March 2001. Wages and salaries rose 5.7 percent over this period, the largest 12-month rise since data were first collected in March 2001. The costs of benefits increased 5.3 percent. For state and local government workers, compensation costs increased 3.4 percent from June 2021 to June 2022.

Popular TED Subjects

View All »

OF INTEREST

Recent editions of Spotlight on Statistics

The Construction Industry: Characteristics of the Employed, 2003–20 Examines the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of construction industry workers.
Demographic Changes in Employment during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Compares employment before and during the COVID-19 pandemic for men and women and for different racial and ethnic groups, age groups, and other worker characteristics.
Business Employment Dynamics by Age and Size of Firms
Examines data on the age and employment size of firms from 1994 through 2019 and focuses on startups.
Occupational Employment and Wages in State and Local Government
Compares the occupational mix and wages in the private sector, state government, and local government.
America's Recovery: Labor Market Characteristics of People with a Disability
Looks into some of the major labor force characteristics of people with a disability.