U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Articles
The size of American labor unions has fallen sharply in the last decade. Much of this has to do with the erosion of the US manufacturing base. The single best example of this is the decline of The...
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24/7 Wall St. reviewed how Americans spend money. One of the conclusions of this analysis is that consumer spending is relatively alive and well, despite the recession. This may mean that Americans...
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New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the number of union members in the US dropped by 12.3% last year. Union members are now only 11.9% of the working population. The sharp drop in...
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Thursday has been a very busy day when it comes down to economic releases. We have seen data from the Conference Board on Consumer Confidence for December and National Association of Realtors data...
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The single biggest problem in the U.S. real estate market is simple: There are very few homebuyers. That seems obvious, but the “buyers’ strike” has caused house prices to drop, along with an...
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In what could be a positive bit of jobs news, job openings rose to three million in July. Whether those jobs are filled quickly is another matter entirely. The job openings rate increased over the...
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Some people expect that the economy may recover in the fourth quarter based on modestly positive unemployment numbers for August. GDP may actually pick up by 3% or 4% some optimistic experts claim....
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Job losses at companies with fewer than 50 workers eclipsed larger companies when it comes to job cuts according to new data from the Labor Department. The information covers the last quarter of...
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RealtyTrac, a leading real estate research firm, reports that foreclosures in 75% of metro areas rose in the first half, another sign that the housing market never recovered from the tough it hit 18...
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