U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Economist or Economic Analyst

Inflation & Prices

Consumer Price Index

• BLS Handbook of Methods. Chapter 17. Consumer price index (HTML) (PDF)
• How BLS measures changes in consumer prices
• Consumer Price Indexes for Rent and Rental Equivalence
• How BLS Measures Price Change in the Consumer Price Index for:
  • Airline Fares
  • Cable Television
  • Personal Computers and Peripheral Equipment
  • Household Fuels
  • Lodging Away from Home
  • Medical Care
  • Motor Fuels
  • Motor Vehicle Insurance
  • New Vehicles
  • Telephone Services, Cellular
  • Tuition and Fees, College
  • Tuition and Fees, Elementary and High School
  • Used Cars and Trucks
• Seasonal Adjustment in the CPI
• Technical Notes on the Chained CPI (C-CPI-U)

Producer Price Indexes

• BLS Handbook of Methods. Chapter 14. Producer prices (HTML) (PDF)
• Technical Note
• Stage of Processing Indexes
• How the PPI differs from the CPI
• PPI Commodity Weight Allocations to Stage-of-Processing Indexes
• Wherever-Provided Services and Construction Indexes
• Quality-Adjusting Computer prices in the Producer Price Index
• Transition from the SIC to NAICS

Import/Export Price Indexes

• BLS Handbook of Methods. Chapter 15. International price indexes (HTML) (PDF)

Employment

National Employment (from the Current Employment Statistics Survey)

• BLS Handbook of Methods. Chapter 2. Employment, hours, and earnings from the establishment survey (HTML) (PDF)
• Monthly Employment Situation Report: Quick guide to methods and measurement issues
• Data collection, concepts, estimation
• Sample design, coverage, reliability
• Birth death
• Seasonal adjustment
• Technical information: Revisions to CES data for late sample reports, annual benchmarking, and other factors
• Benchmark Article

State and Local Employment (from the Current Employment Statistics Survey)

• BLS Handbook of Methods. Chapter 2. Employment, hours, and earnings from the establishment survey (HTML) (PDF)
• Metropolitan statistical area definitions
• Reliability of State and Area estimates
• Technical note on CES employment

State and County Employment (Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

• BLS Handbook of Methods. Chapter 5. Employment and wages covered by unemployment insurance (HTML) (PDF)

Employment and Worker Characteristics (from the Current Population Survey)

• BLS Handbook of Methods. Chapter 1. Labor force data derived from the Current Population Survey (HTML) (PDF)
• Technical Documentation

Employment Projections

• BLS Handbook of Methods. Chapter 13. Economic growth and employment projections (HTML) (PDF)
• Projections methodology

Job Openings and Labor Turnover

• Improving JOLTS Methodology

Employment by Occupation

• BLS Handbook of Methods. Chapter 3. Occupational employment statistics (HTML) (PDF)
• Technical Documentation
• Survey Methods and Reliability Statement (PDF)

Longitudinal Studies

• BLS Handbook of Methods. Chapter 7. National Longitudinal Surveys (Being updated)
• NLSY97 Questionnaires and Documentation
• NLSY79 Questionnaires and Documentation
• NLSY79 Child and Young Adult Questionnaires and Documentation
• NLS Mature and Young Women Questionnaires and Documentation

Business Employment Dynamics

• Concepts and methodology
• Seasonal adjustment

Unemployment

National Unemployment Rate (from the Current Population Survey)

• Technical Documentation

State and Local Unemployment Rates

• BLS Handbook of Methods. Chapter 4. Measurement of unemployment in States and local areas (Being updated)
• Estimation methodology

Mass Layoff Statistics

• BLS Handbook of Methods. Chapter 6. Mass layoff statistics (HTML) (PDF)

Pay & Benefits

Employment Cost Index

• BLS Handbook of Methods. Chapter 8. National compensation measures (PDF)
• National Compensation Survey Methodology

Employer Costs for Employee Compensation

• BLS Handbook of Methods. Chapter 8. National compensation measures (PDF)
• Survey methodology

National Compensation Survey

• BLS Handbook of Methods. Chapter 8. National compensation measures (PDF)
• Survey methodology

County Wages (Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

• BLS Handbook of Methods. Chapter 5. Employment and wages covered by unemployment insurance (HTML) (PDF)

Occupational Wages (Occupational Employment Statistics Survey)

• BLS Handbook of Methods. Chapter 3. Occupational employment statistics (HTML) (PDF)
• Technical Documentation
• Survey Methods and Reliability Statement (PDF)

Employee Benefits

• Survey methodology

Spending & Time Use

Consumer Spending

• BLS Handbook of Methods. Chapter 16. Consumer expenditures and income (HTML) (PDF)

Time Use

• User's Guide (PDF)

Productivity

Labor Productivity

• BLS Handbook of Methods. Chapter 10. Productivity measures: Business sector and major subsectors (HTML) (PDF)
• Technical Information About the Major Sector Productivity and Costs Methods; (HTML) (PDF)
• Supplementary Information Used to Calculate Hours Data for Major Sector Productivity and Costs Series
• Construction of Employment and Hours for Self-employed and other Nonfarm workers (PDF)

Multifactor Productivity

• BLS Handbook of Methods. Chapter 10. Productivity measures: Business sector and major subsectors (HTML) (PDF)
• Technical Information About the BLS Multifactor Productivity Measures for Major Sectors and 18 NAICS 3-digit Manufacturing Industries (HTML) (PDF)
• Overview of Capital Inputs for the BLS Multifactor Productivity Measures (HTML) (PDF)

• BLS Handbook of Methods. Chapter 11. Industry productivity measures (HTML) (PDF)

Workplace Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

• BLS Handbook of Methods. Chapter 9. Occupational safety and health statistics (HTML) (PDF)

International

• BLS Handbook of Methods. Chapter 12. International Labor Comparisons (HTML) (PDF)

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