The cost of layoffs in Unemployment Insurance taxes
To date, there have been several theoretical attempts at measuring the marginal cost of layoffs in Unemployment Insurance (UI) taxes. This article…
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food price indexes and data collection
This article describes the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on price changes for food categories within the U.S. Bureau of Labor…
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The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Respondent Follow-Up Survey
Nonfatal workplace injury and illness data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII)…
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A framework for the evaluation and use of alternative data in the Consumer Expenditure Surveys
As part of the implementation of its strategic plan, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has increasingly studied the issue of…
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A look at the new job-task information in the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth
Using data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth 1979 and 1997, this article examines how the skill level and task content…
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Alternative measurements of Indian Country: understanding their implications for economic, statistical, and policy analysis
The term “Indian Country” is often used to mean either the demographic group of Native Americans in the United States or the…
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Applying for and receiving unemployment insurance benefits during the coronavirus pandemic
During the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in the United States, claims for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits rose sharply because of the substantial…
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As the COVID-19 pandemic affects the nation, hires and turnover reach record highs in 2020
Data from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) highlight the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the…
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Assessing Consumer Expenditure Surveys data quality through the lens of data use
This article describes the uses of BLS Consumer Expenditure Surveys (CE) data at the federal level, discusses the CE program’s approach to…
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Business employment dynamics by wage class
Currently available data on gross job gains and losses do not capture the wage component of employment dynamics. This article partly fills…
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âChain driftâ in the Chained Consumer Price Index: 1999â2017
This article employs circularity and unity tests, as well as multilateral index comparisons, to measure the existence and extent of âdriftâ in…
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Consumer Expenditure Survey Methods Symposium and Microdata Usersâ Workshop, July 21â24, 2020
The Consumer Expenditure Surveys (CE) program collects expenditure, demographic, and income data from families and households. The CE program held its annual…
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COVID-19 ends longest employment recovery and expansion in CES history, causing unprecedented job losses in 2020
In March and April 2020, the longest employment recovery and expansion in U.S. history abruptly ended, with total nonfarm employment falling sharply…
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Employee access to sick leave before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many private industry employers implemented changes to their sick leave policies. Using data…
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Employment in rail transportation heads downhill between November 2018 and December 2020
This article examines recent employment declines in rail transportation, a small but important component of the transportation and warehousing industry. Although employment…
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Employment projections in a pandemic environment
This article examines the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019–29 employment projections…
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Estimating state and local employment in recent disastersâfrom Hurricane Harvey to the COVID-19 pandemic
Natural disasters, including hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, have challenged the standard practices used to produce state…
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Exploring Midwest manufacturing employment from 1990 to 2019
Using data from the Current Employment Statistics program, this article explores manufacturing employment dynamics between 1990 and 2019 in the Midwest region…
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Manufacturing employment in the Southeast: examining the last 30 years
U.S. manufacturing has been in decline for the last forty years, bringing real economic impact. This paper examines the Southern region experience.…
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Mapping Employment Projections and O*NET data: a methodological overview
Because of differences in data collection purposes and practices, combining data from different federal statistical programs that use the Standard Occupational Classification…
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Measuring industry employment, 1990â2018: a look at the auxiliary-unit concept
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) replaced the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system in 1997. Since the change, some analysts have…
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Nonstandard work schedules in 29 European countries, 2005â15: differences by education, gender, and parental status
Data from the European Working Conditions Surveys from 2005, 2010, and 2015 for 29 European countries show that the prevalence of nonstandard…
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A 30-year analysis of Northeast manufacturing employment trends
This article examines high-level manufacturing employment trends in the U.S. Northeast region between 1990 and 2019. In addition, the article presents a…
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Patterns of caregiving and work: evidence from two surveys
A substantial portion of the adult population in the United States needs help caring for themselves. Of the 50.9 million older Americans…