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A Look at Projected Employment in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, 2021‒31 article image
A Look at Projected Employment in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, 2021‒31
March 2023

This Spotlight on Statistics examines employment in the professional, scientific, and technical services sector and the projected employment growth for the 2021–31 decade for some of its detailed industries and top-employing occupations.

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Business Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted businesses across the United States. As a result, businesses made changes to adapt. Some of these adjustments included the increase of telework, workplace flexibilities, and pay changes. In this Spotlight, we observe differences in private industry business responses across firm sizes.

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Inflation Experiences for Lower and Higher Income Households
December 2022

This Spotlight presents consumer price indexes for groups of households at the lowest and highest end of the income distribution for urban households to examine how different spending patterns can change measures of inflation.

How the COVID-19 Pandemic Changed Urban and Rural Spending Habits article image
How the COVID-19 Pandemic Changed Urban and Rural Spending Habits
December 2022

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic affected the United States profoundly. In addition to the heavy toll on health and life, the pandemic also brought significant economic challenges, such as a drastic shift in workplace culture and the highest unemployment rate since data began in 1948. This Spotlight on Statistics explores how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the spending behaviors of urban and rural consumers.

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Workplace Injuries and Job Requirements for Construction Laborers
November 2022

In 2020, fatalities caused by falls, slips, and trips accounted for 35.3 percent, (345 of 976) of the fatalities within construction and extraction occupations. Workers in construction and extraction occupations experienced 21,400 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses due to falls, slips, and trips. Of the 345 construction occupation fatalities from falls, 96 were experienced by construction laborers alone.