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Unemployment

The “Great Resignation” in perspective 07/08/2022
Job openings and quits reach record highs in 2021, layoffs and discharges fall to record lows 06/13/2022
U.S. labor market shows improvement in 2021, but the COVID-19 pandemic continues to weigh on the economy 06/07/2022
Diffusion indexes of state and metropolitan area employment changes 03/24/2022
Alternative measurements of Indian Country: understanding their implications for economic, statistical, and policy analysis 11/12/2021
Projections overview and highlights, 2020–30 10/04/2021
Applying for and receiving unemployment insurance benefits during the coronavirus pandemic 09/24/2021
Unemployment rises in 2020, as the country battles the COVID-19 pandemic 06/10/2021
Employment projections in a pandemic environment 02/16/2021
What can search frictions tell us about the labor market? 10/30/2020
Projections overview and highlights, 2019–29 09/24/2020
COVID-19 recession is tougher on women 09/04/2020
Geographic impact of COVID-19 in BLS surveys by industry 08/07/2020
The consistency of economic recoveries over the 1949–2019 period 07/28/2020
Ability to work from home: evidence from two surveys and implications for the labor market in the COVID-19 pandemic 06/24/2020
Demographics, earnings, and family characteristics of workers in sectors initially affected by COVID-19 shutdowns 06/05/2020
Job market remains tight in 2019, as the unemployment rate falls to its lowest level since 1969 04/28/2020
American Indians and Alaska Natives in the U.S. labor force 11/25/2019
What would a comprehensive reform of the Unemployment Insurance program look like? 10/02/2019
Tight labor market continues in 2018 as the unemployment rate falls to a 49-year low 05/20/2019
Direct job creation in the United States: learning from the past 05/09/2019
Declining labor turnover in the United States: evidence and implications from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics 01/10/2019
Leaving a job during the Great Recession: evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 12/11/2018
Job openings reach a new high in 2017, hires and quits also increase 10/03/2018
Job market continued to improve in 2017 as the unemployment rate declined to a 17-year low 04/25/2018
Great Recession, great recovery? Trends from the Current Population Survey 04/06/2018
Do foreign-born workers affect Americans’ labor market decisions? 03/09/2018
An examination of the Phillips curve using city-level data 02/28/2018
The Current Population Survey—tracking unemployment in the United States for over 75 years 01/23/2018
Full employment: an assumption within BLS projections 11/30/2017
Projections overview and highlights, 2016–26 10/24/2017
Job openings, hires, and separations rise, but at a slower pace, in 2016 08/02/2017
Nursing and the Great Recession 07/19/2017
Does bankruptcy hurt an individual’s ability to be hired or borrow money? 05/31/2017
Words pack a punch in online job recruiting 04/26/2017
Unemployment holds steady for much of 2016 but edges down in the fourth quarter 03/31/2017
An analysis of long-term unemployment 07/29/2016
Unemployment rate nears prerecession level by end of 2015 04/27/2016
Nonprofits in America: new research data on employment, wages, and establishments 02/29/2016
Does labor demand influence time to the doctorate? 01/08/2016
The U.S. economy to 2024 12/08/2015
STEM crisis or STEM surplus? Yes and yes 05/26/2015
Continued improvement in U.S. labor market in 2014 04/23/2015
Worker’s expectations about losing and replacing their jobs: 35 years of change 01/16/2015
The increased supply of underutilized labor from 2006 to 2014 11/18/2014
Is disability insurance used as a form of extended unemployment insurance? 11/05/2014
Life on the border of Mexico 10/22/2014
Repeat use in the U.S. unemployment insurance system 09/04/2014
Unemployment continued its downward trend in 2013 04/01/2014
New college degree in hand: now what? 03/10/2014
A cohort component analysis of the 2007–2009 recession 03/03/2014
Examination of state-level labor turnover survey data 01/30/2014
The U.S. economy to 2022: settling into a new normal 12/19/2013
Cluster analysis: state unemployment trends during the recession 09/03/2013
Job openings continue to grow in 2012, hires and separations less so 05/06/2013
People with a disability in 2012: a visual essay 04/30/2013
U.S. labor market continued to improve in 2012 03/01/2013
Slow and steady: payroll employment grew moderately in 2012 03/01/2013
Unemployment Insurance participation by education and by race and ethnicity 10/01/2012
Which layoffs—and which laid-off workers—are in the Mass Layoff Statistics? 10/01/2012
Gulf Coast unemployment trends, 2000 to 2010: hurricanes, recessions, oil spills 08/01/2012
Recent trends in the characteristics of unemployment insurance recipients 07/01/2012
U.S. labor market shows gradual improvement in 2011 03/01/2012
Payroll employment growth accelerates in 2011 03/01/2012
Job search of the unemployed by duration of unemployment 03/01/2012
Labor force projections to 2020: a more slowly growing workforce 01/01/2012
Characteristics of displaced workers 2007-2009: a visual essay 09/01/2011
Jobless rates in different types of labor market areas, 2000-2010 08/01/2011
How occupational employment is affected by mass layoffs 06/01/2011
Construction employment peaks before the recession and falls sharply throughout it 04/01/2011
Mining employment trends of 2007-09: a question of prices 04/01/2011
Employment in health care: a crutch for the ailing economy during the 2007-09 recession 04/01/2011
Employment loss and the 2007-09 recession: an overview 04/01/2011
Employment in leisure and hospitality departs from historical trends during 2007-09 recession 04/01/2011
Professional and business services: employment trends in the 2007-09 recession 04/01/2011
Employment in financial activities: double billed by housing and financial crises 04/01/2011
Manufacturing employment hard hit during the 2007-09 recession 04/01/2011
Deep drop in retail trade employment during the 2007-09 recession 04/01/2011
The decline in work hours during the 2007-09 recession 04/01/2011
Unemployment remains high in 2010 03/01/2011
Payroll employment turns the corner in 2010 03/01/2011
Net flows in the U.S. labor market, 1990-2010 02/01/2011
Duration of unemployment in States, 2007-09 12/01/2010
The Nation’s underemployed in the “Great Recession” of 2007-09 11/01/2010
The composition of the unemployed and long-term unemployed in tough labor markets 10/01/2010
Unemployment insurance recipients and nonrecipients in the CPS 10/01/2009
Trends in labor force flows during recent recessions 04/01/2009
U.S. labor market in 2008: economy in recession 03/01/2009
Business Processes and Business Functions: a new way of looking at employment 12/01/2008
Employment programs for recipients of unemployment insurance 10/01/2008
Extended mass layoffs after 2001: a comparison of New York and the Nation 09/01/2008
Employment characteristics of Gulf War-era II veterans in 2006: a visual essay 05/01/2008
Micropolitan Statistical Areas: a few highlights 04/01/2008
Household survey indicators weaken in 2007 03/01/2008
Hurricane Katrina evacuees: who they are, where they are, and how they are faring 03/01/2008
Labor force status of families: a visual essay. 07/01/2007
Household survey data show labor market improvements in 2006 03/01/2007
The labor market impact of Hurricane Katrina: an overview 08/01/2006
The effect of Hurricane Katrina on employment and unemployment 08/01/2006
Lower unemployment in 2005 03/01/2006
Restructuring information technology: is offshoring a concern? 08/01/2005
Mass layoff data indicate outsourcing and offshoring work 08/01/2005
Reinserting labor into the Iraqi Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs 06/01/2005
Household survey indicators show some improvement in 2004 03/01/2005
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey: what initial data show 11/01/2004
Why size class methodology matters in analyses of net and gross job flows 07/01/2004
Educational attainment of the labor force and jobless rates, 2003 07/01/2004
The labor force and unemployment: three generations of change 06/01/2004
The U.S. labor market in 2003: signs of improvement by year’s end 03/01/2004
Changes in State unemployment insurance legislation in 2003 01/01/2004
Disability and the characteristics of employment 05/01/2003
U.S. labor market in 2002: continued weakness 02/01/2003
Changes in unemployment insurance legislation in 2002 01/01/2003
U.S. labor market performance in international perspective 06/01/2002
U.S. labor market in 2001: economy enters a recession 02/01/2002
Changes in unemployment insurance legislation in 2001 01/01/2002
New tools for labor market analysis: JOLTS 12/01/2001
Worker displacement in a strong labor market 06/01/2001
Rise in Czech unemployment, 1998-2000 05/01/2001
The job market in 2000: slowing down as the year ended 02/01/2001
The employment-at-will doctrine: three major exceptions 01/01/2001
The impact of strikes on current employment statistics 08/01/2000
International unemployment rates: how comparable are they? 06/01/2000
The job market remains strong in 1999 02/01/2000
International report (economy of Zimbabwe) 03/01/1998
Strong job growth continues, unemployment declines in 1997 02/01/1998
Unemployment insurance: measuring who receives it 07/01/1997
U.S. and German youths: unemployment and the transition from school to work 03/01/1997
Employment in 1996: jobs up, unemployment down 02/01/1997
Race and the shifting burden of job displacement: 1982-93 09/01/1996
BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures 10/01/1995
Trends in unemployment insurance benefits 09/01/1995
International unemployment indicators, 1983-93 08/01/1995
Worker displacement: A decade of change 04/01/1995
Strong employment gains continue in 1994 02/01/1995
The 1990-91 recession: how bad was the labor market? 06/01/1994
Job losses among Hispanics in the recent recession 06/01/1994
Long-term unemployment in recent recessions 06/01/1994
The labor market improves in 1993 02/01/1994
Japans low unemployment a BLS update and revision 10/31/1993
Women and jobs in recessions: 1969-92 07/01/1993
Recession swells count of displaced workers 06/01/1993
International comparisons of unemployment indicators 03/01/1993
1992: Job market in the doldrums 02/01/1993
Helping Poland cope with unemployment 12/01/1990
Labor market dynamics and trends in male and female unemployment 11/01/1990
Population changes, the baby boom, and the unemployment rate 08/01/1990
Worker displacement in a period of rapid job expansion: 1983-87 05/01/1990
Job growth moderated in 1989; unemployment steady 02/01/1990
Adjusted Japanese unemployment rate remains below 3 percent in 1987-88 06/01/1989
The growing presence of Hispanics in the U.S. work force 08/01/1988
Employment and unemployment in the first half of 1988 08/01/1988
An analysis of unemployment and other labor market indicators in 10 countries 04/01/1988
A movable beast: changing patterns of regional unemployment 04/01/1988
Job gains strong in 1987; unemployment rate declines 02/01/1988
Education and demographics: how do they affect unemployment rates? 01/01/1988
What is the effect of random variation in State unemployment rates? 12/01/1987
BLS surveys mass layoffs and plant closings in 1986 10/01/1987
Time spent unemployed:a new look at data from the CPS 07/01/1987
Revisions of State and local area labor force statistics 07/01/1987
The pulse of economic change:displaced workers of 1981-85 06/01/1987
Britain’s redundancy payments for displaced workers 06/01/1987
How often do workers receive advance notice of layoffs? 06/01/1987
Japanese unemployment : BLS updates its analysis 06/01/1987
Decline in youth population does not lead to lower jobless rates 06/01/1987
Industrial structure has little impact on jobless rate of experienced workers 05/01/1987
The employment situation during 1986:job gains continue, unemployment dips 02/01/1987
Employment up, unemployment stable in the first half of 1986 08/01/1986
A new leading indicator: workers recently laid off 05/01/1986
Employment and unemployment:developments in 1985 02/01/1986
How U.S. exports are faring in the world wheat market 10/01/1985
Unemployment insurance system marks its 50th anniversary 09/01/1985
Employee discharge in the 20th century: a review of the literature 09/01/1985
Recent trends in unemployment and the labor force, 10 countries 08/01/1985
Employment rose in the first half of 1985 of as the recovery entered its third year 08/01/1985
Displaced workers of 1979-83: how well have they fared? 06/01/1985
The author replies: we still need to demonstrate program effectiveness 04/01/1985
Programs to aid ex-offenders: we don’t know ‘nothing works’ 04/01/1985
Employment and unemployment in 1984:a second year of strong growth in jobs 02/01/1985
The female-male unemployment differential: effects of changes in industry employment 11/01/1984
A comparison of youth unemployment in Australia and the United States 10/01/1984
Work-sharing approaches: past and present 09/01/1984
Employment in the first half:robust recovery continues 08/01/1984
Sources of secular increases in the unemployment rate, 1969-82 07/01/1984
Recessionary impacts on the unemployment of men and women 05/01/1984
Response variation in the CPS: caveats for the unemployment analyst 03/01/1984
Japan’s low unemployment: an in-depth analysis 03/01/1984
Employment and unemployment improvements widespread in 1983 02/01/1984
Unemployment in 1982: the cost to workers and their families 02/01/1984
Recent recessions swell ranks of the long-term unemployed 02/01/1984
Regional variations in employment and unemployment during 1970-82 02/01/1984
Recent labor market developments in the U.S. and nine other countries 01/01/1984
Trends in employment and unemployment in families 12/01/1983
Layoffs and permanent job losses:workers’ traits and cyclical patterns 09/01/1983
Labor market contrasts: United States and Europe 08/01/1983
Employment on the rise in the first half of 1983 08/01/1983
Japan’s low unemployment: economic miracle or statistical artifact? 07/01/1983
A new method for estimating job separations by sex and race 06/01/1983
Benchmark unemployment,The R&D - productivity link,Military spending 06/01/1983
The labor market problems of older workers 05/01/1983
Using a leading employment index to forecast unemployment in 1983 05/01/1983
Unemployment experience in Canada: a 5-year longitudinal analysis 04/01/1983
Job Training Partnership Act: new help for the unemployed 03/01/1983
Unemployment continued to rise in 1982 as recession deepened 02/01/1983
Unemployment and labor force trends in 10 industrial nations: an update 11/01/1982
How Sweden combats unemployment among young and older workers 10/01/1982
The future of work: does it belong to us or to the robots? 09/01/1982
The Nation’s employment situation worsens in the first half of 1982 08/01/1982
Unemployment and its effect on family income in 1980 04/01/1982
The employment situation in 1981:new recession takes its toll 03/01/1982
Forgotten unemployment: recall bias in retrospective data 03/01/1982
Unemployment insurance laws: changes enacted during 1981 02/01/1982
Tracking youth joblessness: persistent or fleeting? 02/01/1982
Area labor market response to national unemployment patterns 01/01/1982
The unemployment insurance system: its financial structure 12/01/1981
Unemployment, labor force trends, and layoff practices in 10 countries 12/01/1981
Employment and unemployment in the first half of 1981 08/01/1981
Youth unemployment: an international perspective 07/01/1981
A new leading index of employment and unemployment 06/01/1981
Migration of the unemployed: a relocation assistance program 04/01/1981
Employment and unemployment: a report on 1980 02/01/1981
Employment and unemployment: the doughnut or the hole? 02/01/1976

Unemployment Insurance

Applying for and receiving unemployment insurance benefits during the coronavirus pandemic 09/24/2021
Changes in consumer behaviors and financial well-being during the coronavirus pandemic: results from the U.S. Household Pulse Survey 12/17/2020
The cost of layoffs in Unemployment Insurance taxes 04/10/2020
Balancing work and family life 03/05/2020
What would a comprehensive reform of the Unemployment Insurance program look like? 10/02/2019
Direct job creation in the United States: learning from the past 05/09/2019
Changes in federal and state unemployment insurance legislation in 2016 08/04/2017
Changes in federal and state unemployment insurance legislation in 2015 07/27/2016
Nonprofits in America: new research data on employment, wages, and establishments 02/29/2016
Changes in federal and state unemployment insurance legislation in 2014 08/03/2015
Is disability insurance used as a form of extended unemployment insurance? 11/05/2014
Repeat use in the U.S. unemployment insurance system 09/04/2014
Changes in federal and state unemployment insurance legislation in 2013 07/22/2014
Public workforce programs during the Great Recession 07/14/2014
Changes in federal and state unemployment insurance legislation in 2012 03/01/2013
Unemployment Insurance participation by education and by race and ethnicity 10/01/2012
Recent trends in the characteristics of unemployment insurance recipients 07/01/2012
Changes in Federal and State unemployment insurance legislation in 2011 02/01/2012
Changes in Federal and State unemployment insurance legislation in 2010 01/01/2011
Changes in Federal and State unemployment insurance legislation in 2009 01/01/2010
Unemployment insurance recipients and nonrecipients in the CPS 10/01/2009
Changes in State unemployment insurance legislation in 2008 01/01/2009
Employment programs for recipients of unemployment insurance 10/01/2008
Changes in State unemployment insurance legislation in 2007 01/01/2008
Changes in Federal and State unemployment insurance legislation, 2006 01/01/2007
Changes in State unemployment insurance legislation in 2005 01/01/2006
Changes in Federal and State unemployment insurance legislation in 2004 01/01/2005
Changes in State unemployment insurance legislation in 2003 01/01/2004
Changes in unemployment insurance legislation in 2002 01/01/2003
Changes in unemployment insurance legislation in 2001 01/01/2002
Changes in unemployment insurance legislation in 2000 01/01/2001
Why are many jobless workers not applying for benefits? 06/01/2000
Changes in unemployment insurance legislation in 1999 01/01/2000
Changes in unemployment insurance legislation in 1998. 01/01/1999
Changes in unemployment insurance legislation in 1997 01/01/1998
Unemployment insurance: measuring who receives it 07/01/1997
Changes in State unemployment insurance legislation in 1996 01/01/1997
Change in State unemployment insurance legislation in 1995 01/01/1996
Trends in unemployment insurance benefits 09/01/1995
Changes in unemployment insurance legislation in 1994 01/01/1995
Changes in unemployment insurance legislation in 1993 01/01/1994
Changes in unemployment insurance legislation in 1992 01/01/1993
Job search methods of the unemployed, 1991 12/01/1992
Job market slid in early 1991, then struggled to find footing 02/01/1992
Changes in unemployment insurance legislation in 1991 01/01/1992
Job displacement: black and white workers compared 07/01/1991
Worker displacement still common in the late 1980’s 05/01/1991
U.S. labor market weakened in 1990 02/01/1991
Changes in unemployment insurance legislation during 1990 01/01/1991
Changes in unemployment insurance legislation during 1989 01/01/1990
Unemployment insurance in the U.S. and Europe, 1973-83 04/01/1989
Changes in unemployment insurance legislation during 1988 01/01/1989
Changes in unemployment insurance legislation during 1987 03/01/1988
Changes in unemployment insurance legislation during 1986 02/01/1987
Changes in unemployment insurance legislation during 1985 01/01/1986
Unemployment insurance system marks its 50th anniversary 09/01/1985
Changes in unemployment insurance legislation during 1984 01/01/1985
Unemployment insurance: identifying payment errors 12/01/1984
Incomplete experience rating in State unemployment insurance 11/01/1984
Federal Supplemental Compensation and Unemployment Insurance recipients 04/01/1984
Changes in unemployment insurance legislation during 1983 02/01/1984
Unemployment insurance laws: changes enacted during 1981 02/01/1982
The unemployment insurance system: its financial structure 12/01/1981
Legislative revisions of unemployment insurance in 1980 01/01/1981

Unemployment Insurance legislation

Unions

Manufacturing violence at the border 05/14/2020
Balancing work and family life 03/05/2020
The relative weakness in earnings of production workers in manufacturing, 1990–2018 12/06/2019
Collecting union status for the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries: a Massachusetts case study 02/12/2019
Why are employer-sponsored health insurance premiums higher in the public sector than in the private sector? 09/06/2018
Compromise at work: processes, policies, and outcomes that shape U.S. labor relations 08/06/2018
Why women work: a historical analysis of women in the labor force 04/10/2018
Navigating national regulations and global changes: international and comparative employment 06/06/2017
Music for the people: the role of music in the southern textile strikes of 1929–34 05/26/2017
Evolution of administrative practices in American unions: results from a 20-year study 04/20/2016
Labor law highlights, 1915–2015 10/07/2015
Opinions about union membership 09/11/2015
Shining a light on the shadow 09/01/2015
Understanding the labor-management relationship in Germany 02/02/2015
Welcome to the jungle: organized labor in decline 11/05/2014
Teacher staffing and pay differences: public and private schools 09/25/2014
The hockey lockout of 2012–2013 07/19/2013
Profiles of significant collective bargaining disputes of 2012 05/19/2013

United Kingdom

Unit labor costs

BLS publishes experimental state-level labor productivity measures 06/04/2019
Examining price transmission across labor compensation costs, consumer prices, and finished-goods prices 04/20/2017
Estimating the U.S. labor share 02/24/2017
Productivity trends in business cycles: a visual essay 06/01/2009
U.S. and foreign productivity and unit labor costs 02/01/1997
Manufacturing prices, productivity, and labor costs in five economies 07/01/1995
Comparative manufacturing productivity and unit labor costs 02/01/1995
International manufacturing compensation costs 11/01/1994
International comparisons of manufacturing unit labor costs 12/01/1993
Manufacturing productivity and labor costs in 14 economies 12/01/1991

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