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Date Posted Topic Title Keywords
2024-05 Annual Unemployment rate inches up during 2023, labor force participation rises Unemployment rate, annual labor market summary
2023-10 Class of worker For-Profit, Nonprofit, and Government Sector Jobs in 2022 Spotlight, Class of worker
2023-06 Annual Unemployment rate returned to its prepandemic level in 2022 Unemployment rate, annual labor market summary
2022-06 Annual U.S. labor market shows improvement in 2021, but the COVID-19 pandemic continues to weigh on the economy Unemployment rate, annual labor market summary
2022-04 Industry The Construction Industry: Characteristics of the Employed, 2003–20 Construction, industry, spotlight
2022-02 Demographics Demographic Changes in Employment during the COVID-19 Pandemic Demographics, employment, spotlight
2021-06 Annual Unemployment rises in 2020, as the country battles the COVID-19 pandemic Unemployment rate, annual labor market summary
2020-04 Annual Job market remains tight in 2019, as the unemployment rate falls to its lowest level since 1969 Unemployment rate, annual labor market summary
2020-02 Race or ethnicity Labor Market Activity of Blacks in the United States Race or ethnicity, labor market, spotlight
2019-11 Race or ethnicity American Indians and Alaska Natives in the U.S. labor force Race or ethnicity, labor market
2019-06 Certifications Professional certifications and occupational licenses: evidence from the Current Population Survey Certifications
2018-11 Survey Measuring labor market activity today: are the words work and job too limiting for surveys?  Labor market, survey design
2018-11 Contingent Workers in Alternative Employment Arrangements Contingent, spotlight
2018-10 Disability Labor force characteristics of people with a disability  Disability, spotlight, labor force
2018-09 Contingent A Look at Contingent Workers Contingent, spotlight
2018-03 Part time Who chooses part-time work and why? Part time, employment
2018-01 Unemployment The Current Population Survey—tracking unemployment in the United States for over 75 years Unemployment, survey history
2010-05 Teen employment The early 2000s: a period of declining teen summer employment rates Teenagers, summer employment
2006-10 Labor force participation Trends in labor force participation in the United States Labor force participation, age
2016-11 Certifications Adding Questions on Certifications and Licenses to the Current Population Survey Certifications, survey design
2014-04 Disability The development of questions on disability for the Current Population Survey Disability, survey design
2001-06 Disability The lack of a disability measure in today's Current Population Survey Disability
1993-09 Education Measuring education in the Current Population Survey  Education
2007-02 Family Trends in labor force participation of married mothers of infants Labor force participation, family
2006-09 Foreign born Labor force characteristics of second-generation Americans Foreign born
2002-05 Foreign born The role of foreign-born workers in the US economy Foreign born
2010-03 Older workers Record unemployment among older workers does not keep them out of the job market Older workers, unemployment
2023-11 Race or ethnicity A profile of American Indians and Alaska Natives in the U.S. labor force Race or ethnicity, labor market
2011-11 Race or ethnicity Asians in the U.S. labor force: profile of a diverse population Race or ethnicity
2001-08 Race or ethnicity Counting minorities: A brief history and a look at the future, Report on the American Workforce, Chapter 1 Race or ethnicity
1993-08 Race or ethnicity The diversity of Hispanics in the U.S. work force Race or ethnicity
1988-08 Race or ethnicity The growing presence of Hispanics in the U.S. work force Race or ethnicity
2013-02 Education Recent college graduates in the U.S. labor force: data from the Current Population Survey Education, school enrollment, recent college graduates
2008-02 Education Youth enrollment and employment during the school year School enrollment, young workers
2023-06 Veterans Resilience through two recessions: veterans in the labor market since 2003 Veterans, business cycle
2010-07 Veterans Employment and earnings of recent veterans: data from the CPS Veterans, earnings
2010-04 Veterans BLS Deputy Commissioner's Statement on Veterans' Employment Veterans, employment
2003-08 Volunteer Volunteerism in the United States Volunteer
2006-03 Women Women still underrepresented among highest earners Women, earnings
2002-09 Teen employment Declining teen labor force participation Teenagers, labor force participation
2000-11 Youth employment Trends in Youth Employment: Data from the CPS Young workers, employment
2012-02 Absences Work absences due to bad weather: analysis of data from 1977 to 2010 Absences, weather
2010-07 Absences Illness-related work absences during flu season Absences, illness
2019-05 Annual Tight labor market continues in 2018 as the unemployment rate falls to a 49-year low Unemployment rate, annual labor market summary
2018-04 Annual Job market continued to improve in 2017 as the unemployment rate declined to a 17-year low Unemployment rate, annual labor market summary
2017-04 Annual Unemployment holds steady for much of 2016 but edges down in the fourth quarter Unemployment rate, annual labor market summary
2016-04 Annual Unemployment rate nears prerecession level by end of 2015 Unemployment rate, annual labor market summary
2015-04 Annual Continued improvement in U.S. labor market in 2014 Unemployment rate, annual labor market summary
2014-04 Annual Unemployment continued its downward trend in 2013 Unemployment rate, annual labor market summary
2013-03 Annual U.S. labor market continued to improve in 2012 Unemployment rate, annual labor market summary
2012-03 Annual U.S. labor market shows gradual improvement in 2011 Unemployment rate, annual labor market summary
2011-03 Annual Unemployment remains high in 2010 Unemployment rate, annual labor market summary
2010-03 Annual The labor market in 2009: recession drags on Unemployment rate, annual labor market summary
2009-03 Annual U.S. labor market in 2008: economy in recession Unemployment rate, annual labor market summary
2008-03 Annual Household survey indicators weaken in 2007 Unemployment rate, annual labor market summary
2007-03 Annual Household survey data show labor market improvements in 2006 Unemployment rate, annual labor market summary
2006-03 Annual Lower unemployment in 2005 Unemployment rate, annual labor market summary
2005-03 Annual Household survey indicators show some improvement in 2004 Unemployment rate, annual labor market summary
2004-03 Annual The US labor market in 2003: signs of improvement by year’s end Unemployment rate, annual labor market summary
2003-02 Annual US labor market in 2002: continued weakness Unemployment rate, annual labor market summary
2002-02 Annual US labor market in 2001: economy enters a recession Unemployment rate, annual labor market summary
2001-02 Annual The job market in 2000: slowing down as the year ended  Unemployment rate, annual labor market summary
2009-03 Alternative measures Measures of labor underutilization from the Current Population Survey Alternative measures, unemployment
2008-06 Alternative measures The unemployment rate and beyond: alternative measures of labor underutilization Alternative measures, unemployment
1995-10 Alternative measures BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures alternative measures, unemployment
1976-02 Alternative measures Employment and unemployment: the doughnut or the hole? Alternative measures
2003-02 Internet Computer and Internet use at work in 2001 Internet use at work
2001-03 Contingent Contingent work in the late-1990s Contingent
2001-03 Contingent Characteristics of and preference for alternative work arrangements, 1999 Contingent
1998-11 Contingent Workers in alternative employment arrangements: a second look Contingent work
1998-11 Contingent Contingent work: results from the second survey Contingent work
1998-03 Contingent Gains in job security Contingent work
1996-10 Contingent Contingent and alternative work arrangements, defined  Contingent work
1996-10 Contingent A profile of contingent workers Contingent work
1996-10 Contingent Earnings and benefits of contingent and noncontingent workers Contingent work, earnings
1996-10 Contingent Workers in alternative employment arrangements Contingent work
1996-10 Contingent Earnings and benefits of workers in alternative work arrangements  Contingent work, earnings
1996-10 Contingent Into contingent and alternative employment: by choice? Contingent work
1989-12 Contingent On the definition of 'contingent work'  Contingent
2009-04 Discouraged Ranks of discouraged workers and others marginally attached to the labor force rise during recession Discouraged workers, not in the labor force
1998-07 Discouraged Persons outside the labor force who want a job Discouraged workers, not in the labor force
2004-06 Displaced Worker displacement in 1999–2000 Displaced workers
2001-06 Displaced Worker displacement in a strong labor market Displaced workers
2018-09 Contingent Electronically mediated work: new questions in the Contingent Worker Supplement Contingent work
2010-12 Business cycle Sizing up the 2007–09 recession: comparing two key labor market indicators with earlier downturns Business cycle, employment, unemployment, labor force
2001-11 Business cycle Who was affected as the economy started to slow Business cycle, employment, unemployment, labor force
2000-03 Employment Earnings and employment trends in the 1990s Employment, earnings
2010-07 Hours Seasonally adjusted hours series from the Current Population Survey Hours of work
2000-05 Hours Are managers and professionals really working more? Hours of work
2008-12 Part time Involuntary part-time work on the rise Part time, employment
2016-09 Labor force participation Labor force participation: what has happened since the peak? Labor force participation
2004-06 Labor force participation The labor force and unemployment: three generations of change Labor force, unemployment
2003-09 Labor force participation Labor force participation during recent labor market downturns Labor force participation
2002-03 Labor force participation The labor force experience of women from ‘Generation X’ Labor force, women
2000-09 Job search Looking for a ‘better’ job: job-search activity of the employed Job search
2000-06 Labor force participation Labor supply in a tight labor market Labor force participation
2017-05 Flows Employed workers leaving the labor force: an analysis of recent trends Labor force flows, employment
2012-03 Flows Job search of the unemployed by duration of unemployment Unemployment, labor force flows, duration
2011-05 Flows How long before the unemployed find jobs or quit looking? Unemployment, labor force flows, duration
2010-07 Flows Labor force flows in the most recent recession Labor force flows, business cycle
2009-04 Flows Trends in labor force flows during recent recessions Labor force flows, business cycle
2008-06 Flows Why has unemployment risen? Insights from labor force flows Unemployment, labor force flows
2008-02 Flows Studying the labor market using BLS labor dynamics data Labor force flows
2005-09 Flows Analyzing CPS data using gross flows Labor force flows
2005-09 Flows Estimating gross flows consistent with stocks in the CPS Labor force flows
2010-07 Multiple jobholders Multiple jobholding during the 2000s Multiple jobholders
2002-09 Multiple jobholders Twenty-first century moonlighters Multiple jobholders
2015-12 Labor force participation People who are not in the labor force: why aren't they working? Labor force participation
2023-06 Occupation Healthcare Occupations: Characteristics of the Employed Healthcare occupations, employment, spotlight
2006-12 Occupation Change in employment by occupation, industry, and earnings quartile, 2000–05 Employment, occupation, industry
2016-03 Self-employment Self-employment in the United States Self-employment, spotlight
2010-09 Self-employment Self-employment in the United States Self-employment
2004-07 Self-employment Self-employment in the United States: an update Self-employment
1996-01 Self-employment Measuring self-employment in the United States Self-employment
1984-07 Self-employment Self-employed workers: an update to 1983 Self-employment
2020-11 Job search How do jobseekers search for jobs? New data on applications, interviews, and job offers Unemployment, job search
2018-04 Business cycle Great Recession, great recovery? Trends from the Current Population Survey Business cycle, unemployment
2014-11 Unemployment Trends in unemployment and other labor market difficulties Unemployment, alternative measures
2010-10 Duration Ranks of those unemployed for a year or more up sharply Unemployment, duration
2010-06 Duration Long-term unemployment experience of the jobless Unemployment, duration
2006-01 Duration A glance at long-term unemployment in recent recessions Business cycles, unemployment, duration
2000-10 Unemployment Unemployed job leavers: a meaningful gauge of confidence in the job market? Unemployment, job leavers
2007-12 Schedules A time to work: recent trends in shift work and flexible schedules schedules, shift work
2000-06 Schedules Flexible schedules and shift work: replacing the '9-to-5' workday schedules, shift work
2004-07 Foreign born Foreign-born workforce, 2004: a visual essay Foreign born



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Last Modified Date: February 11, 2025