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Leisure and hospitality gains 592,000 jobs in July 2020, about one-third of total nonfarm job gains 


August 11, 2020
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 1.8 million in July 2020, less than the increases of 4.8 million in June and 2.7 million in May. In July, nonfarm employment was lower than its February level by 12.9 million. Employment in leisure and hospitality increased by 592,000, accounting for about one-third of the gain in total nonfarm employment in July. Full Text »
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food price indexes and data collection  
Dave Mead, Karen Ransom, Stephen B. Reed, Scott Sager
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Beyond the Numbers

Nearly 50 years of occupational safety and health data

This Beyond the Numbers article recognizes the 50th anniversary of the OSH Act of 1970 and discusses the SOII and the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and changes in occupational safety and health data. These sister programs publish information on the counts, incidence rates, and characteristics of nonfatal work-related injuries and illnesses and fatal injuries, respectively
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