January 08, 2010 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Take-up rates for medical care plans among State and local government and private industry workers, March 2009

Medical plan take-up rate for selected occupational categories, private industry and State and local government workers, March 2009
Worker characteristic	Private industry	State and local government
Management, professional, and related	78	82
Service	63	85
Sales and office	70	84
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	80	88
Production, transportation, and material moving	76	84

Inflation Experiences for Lower and Higher Income Households Presents consumer price indexes for the lowest and highest household incomes to examine how different spending patterns change measures of inflation.
How the COVID-19 Pandemic Changed Urban and Rural Spending Habits
Explores how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the spending behaviors of urban and rural consumers.
Workplace Injuries and Job Requirements for Construction Laborers
Examines typical physical requirements for construction laborers, exposures they experience on the job, and nonfatal and fatal injuries they incur.
Housing Leases in the U.S. Rental Market
Summarizes responses to two new survey questions about leasing.
Spotlight on State Productivity Statistics
Looks at short- and long-term trends in labor productivity, output, hours worked, and labor compensation in each state.