Tag: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Prices in the South rise again in August
Prices in the South Region increased for the second consecutive month in August, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of...
Inflation continues to outpace wages, data shows
Inflation has outpaced wages for nearly two years, recently released federal data shows.
A closer look at federal wage...
Inflation rebounds in January
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released fresh inflation figures Tuesday, which show inflation picked back up in January.
U.S. unemployment drops to lowest since 1969
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that the U.S. economy added 517,000 jobs in January – far exceeding expectations and indicating that a recession...
U.S. added 263,000 jobs in November
Friday’s jobs report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the U.S. economy created 263,000 jobs in November. The continuing growth in the job sector, however,...
Federal data shows job creation slowed in September
The U.S. economy added 263,000 nonfarm jobs last month, the lowest total new jobs for a month all year.
Deepa Bhate: Women, the construction industry is calling you
The COVID-19 pandemic hammered workforce participation, and it’s still recovering—especially with women. According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,...
Great Resignation contributed to inflation in 2021
People switching jobs during the Great Resignation contributed to rising inflation in 2021, according to a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
Former Fed official warns of imminent risk to stability of global...
Former Federal Reserve official Donald Kohn sounded the alarm about what he characterized as an imminent global financial crisis during a recent...
Amazon union vote may spark more union pushes
What happens inside a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, could have major implications not just for the country’s second-largest employer but the labor...