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In the last few years, artificial intelligence (AI) has advanced rapidly, finding growing applications across industries and occupations. This development has generated…
This article examines three patterns of output growth—productivity-driven, hours-driven, and balanced growth in productivity and hours worked—in a sample of fast-growing industries.…
Using predicted shaking intensity data from the U.S. Geological Survey and establishment location data from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages…
This article explores employment trends and highlights of 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations at the state and regional levels. The article also examines the…
We use data from the Current Population Survey and the American Time Use Survey to analyze trends in employment, real hourly earnings…
In this article, we introduce new margin-based measures of output—and, hence, productivity—for the retail trade sector, complementing existing sales-based measures and identifying…
This article examines how much of the change in labor force participation in New York State from 2019 to 2023 was due…
Administrative records maintained by state governments to administer unemployment insurance (UI) programs provide a valuable resource for economic and policy research. These…
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a very large increase in teleworking. In addition, school closings led to a large number of students…
U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes are currently calculated with a modified Laspeyres formula at each level of aggregation. However, the geometric…
This article provides a snapshot of the currencies reported by U.S. establishments that participate in the MXPI survey and explains how currency…
Total nonfarm employment in the United States expanded in 2024—although by less than in any year since 2020. The slower employment growth…
In 2024, the U.S. unemployment rate ended the year at 4.2 percent in the fourth quarter, up from 3.8 percent a year…
We use the 2014 and 2018 panels of the Survey of Income and Program Participation to map out the prevalence of employee…
As a result of a lapse in appropriations in 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) was unable to collect data…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an emerging technological innovation in many aspects of production and across many industries. The U.S. Bureau of Labor…
As a result of a lapse in appropriations in 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics could not collect rent values for…
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for rent of primary residence (rent) index measures the costs of shelter for renter-occupied housing. This article…
In March and April 2020, at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, job openings experienced declines before exhibiting a steep upward trend—reaching…
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted food supply through labor shortages and logistical challenges, contributing to higher prices for consumers. This article examines Consumer…
The Employment Cost Index (ECI) for wages and salaries is based on a comparison of the average wage rates for the same…
Accurate assessment of trends in the availability and affordability of childcare services in the United States hinges on an accurate assessment of…
Using nationally representative data from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS), this article examines how workâfamily time-use patterns changed from 2018 to…
The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79) has historically been a key source of information for examining health disparities. As the…