June 22, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Over-the-year changes in state unemployment rates, May 2010–2011

States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from May 2010 to May 2011, seasonally adjusted
State	May unemployment rate		Over-the-year unemployment rate change(p)
State	2010	2011(p)	Over-the-year unemployment rate change(p)
Nevada	14.9	12.1	-2.8
Michigan	12.8	10.3	-2.5
Indiana	10.4	8.2	-2.2
Oklahoma	7.1	5.3	-1.8
Illinois	10.5	8.9	-1.6
Ohio	10.2	8.6	-1.6
Oregon	10.9	9.3	-1.6
Footnotes: (p) Preliminary

A Look at Projected Employment in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, 2021‒31
Examines projected employment growth for the 2021–31 decade for the sector and its detailed industries and top-employing occupations.
Business Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Looks at differences in private industry businesses' responses to COVID-19 across firm sizes.
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.