The Economics Daily
Outwit, Outplay, Outlast, OEWS: employment and wages in occupations of Survivor winners
The American reality show Survivor recently crowned the winner of its 48th season. Winning requires strategy to outwit, physical strength to outplay, and survival skills to outlast all the other contestants. These traits can also be useful on the job. Let’s take a look at Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) for the most common occupations of Survivor winners. read more »
Beyond the Numbers
Employment and wages for alternate definitions of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations
Analyzing data for STEM occupations can be challenging because many definitions of STEM exist. This Beyond the Numbers (BTN) article provides research and analysis of STEM occupations by presenting employment and wage data for different definitions of STEM, based on options for defining STEM developed by the interagency SOCPC. This article uses a special tabulation of May 2023 OEWS data to look at national STEM employment and wages for alternate SOCPC definitions. read more »
Spotlight on Statistics
A Look at Jobs Paying Less Than $15.00 Per Hour
In response to the Great Depression, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 instituted numerous labor law reforms. These reforms included establishing a federal minimum wage of $0.25 per hour ($5.49 per hour in today’s dollars). The minimum wage was later increased, and its scope extended to cover more workers. The most recent update, bringing the federal minimum wage up to its current value of $7.25 per hour, became effective 15 years ago in 2009. read more »