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Wednesday's release shows the US labor market added fewer jobs than initially reported in the 12-month period ending in March 2024 but economists are wary about reading too much into the release.
The 10-year projections cover economic growth, employment by industry and occupation, and labor force. They are widely used in career guidance, in planning education and training programs, and in studying long-range employment trends. These projections, which are updated every two years, are part of a nearly 60-year tradition of providing ...
In February 2020, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, there were 164.6 million civilians in the labor force. [2] Before the pandemic, the U.S. labor force had risen each year since 1960 with the exception of the period following the Great Recession, when it remained below 2008 levels from 2009 to 2011. [2]
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 235,000 claims for the latest week. ... which has lost 61,795 jobs so far this year compared to only 60 in 2024. ... which is scheduled for release on ...
The Bureau of Labor was established within the Department of the Interior on June 27, 1884, to collect information about employment and labor. Its creation under the Bureau of Labor Act (23 Stat. 60) stemmed from the findings of U.S. Senator Henry W. Blair's "Labor and Capital Hearings", which examined labor issues and working conditions in the U.S. [6] Statistician Carroll D. Wright became ...
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 215,000 claims for the latest week. Claims have been bouncing in the 203,000-223,000 range so far this year. ... Government employment has been one of the ...
U.S. states by net employment rate (% of population 16 and over) 2022 [1] National rank State Employment rate in % (total population) ... United States: 60.0
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the services PMI declining to 53.8. A PMI reading above 50 indicates growth in the services sector, which accounts for more than two-thirds of the economy.