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• Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey 02/12/2013

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Illness-related work absences in January 2013 highest since February 2008

February 19, 2013
Absences resulting from a worker's own illness or injury were higher in January 2013 than in any month since February 2008. In January 2013, nearly 2.9 million people who usually work full time worked part time during the survey reference week because of their own illness, injury, or medical appointment. Another 1.2 million employed people did not work at all during the survey reference week because of illness or injury. Full Text »

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• Illness-related work absences in January 2013 highest since February 2008 02/19/2013
• Extended mass layoffs, fourth quarter 2012 02/15/2013
• Import prices fall 1.3 percent, export prices rise 1.1 percent, January 2012–January 2013 02/14/2013
• Extended Mass Layoffs — Fourth Quarter 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 02/14/2012
• Job openings, hires, and separations in December 2012 02/13/2013
• U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes — January 2013 (PDF) (HTML) 02/13/2013
• Beyond the Numbers: Coal: A key player in expanded U.S. energy exports 02/12/2013
• International gross domestic product (GDP) comparisons, 2011 02/12/2013
• Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey — December 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 02/12/2013
• 19 major work stoppages and 1.1 million days idle in 2012 02/11/2013
• Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (PDF) 02/08/2013
• Productivity, output, and hours worked, fourth quarter 2012 02/08/2013
• Employment change by firm size, second quarter of 2012 02/07/2013
• Beyond the Numbers: Patterns of homeownership, delinquency, and foreclosure among youngest baby boomers 02/06/2013
• Compensation costs increased in December 2012 02/06/2013
• Unemployment rate 7.9 percent in January 02/05/2013
• Payroll employment in January 2013 02/04/2013
• The Employment Situation — January 2013 (PDF) (HTML) 02/01/2013
• Metropolitan area unemployment, December 2012 02/01/2013
• Monthly Labor Review: January 2013 Issue -- includes "BLS green jobs overview," "The Green Goods and Services Occupation survey: initial results," "Green technologies and practices: a visual essay," and "Workplace safety and health profiles of occupations with green technologies jobs 01/31/2013
• BLS Publications and Information Services 2012 Annual Summary 01/31/2013
• Employment Cost Index — Fourth Quarter 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 01/31/2013
• Metropolitan division employment, December 2012 01/31/2013
• Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment — December 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 01/30/2013
• Gross job gains and losses, second quarter of 2012 01/30/2013
• Beyond the Numbers: Injuries, illnesses, and fatal injuries in mining in 2010 01/29/2013
• Business Employment Dynamics — Second Quarter 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 01/29/2013
• Fatal work injuries in mining in 2010 01/29/2013
• Spotlight on Statistics: Media and Information 01/28/2013
• Mass layoffs in 2012 01/28/2013
• International unemployment rates, November 2012 01/25/2013
• Mass Layoffs — December 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 01/25/2013
• Union membership declines in 2012 01/24/2013
• Median weekly earnings, fourth quarter 2012 01/23/2013
• Union Members in 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 01/23/2013
• Texas has largest over-the-year employment increase; Nevada has largest unemployment rate decrease 01/22/2013
• Real earnings up again in December 2012 01/18/2013
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers: Fourth Quarter 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 01/18/2013
• Regional and State Employment and Unemployment — November 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 01/18/2013
• Consumer Price Index increases 1.7 percent in 2012 01/17/2013
• Producer prices in December 2012 01/16/2013
• Consumer Price Index — December 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 01/16/2013
• Travel expenditures during the recent recession, 2005–2011 01/15/2013
• Producer Price Index — December 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 01/15/2013
• U.S. import prices by country of origin, December 2012 01/14/2013
• U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes — December 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 01/11/2013
• Job openings in November 2012 01/11/2013
• Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey — November 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 01/10/2013
• Employment and unemployment in large metropolitan areas, November 2012 01/09/2013
• Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment — November 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 01/08/2013
• County Employment and Wages: Second Quarter 2012 (HTML) (PDF) 01/08/2013
• Unemployment by sex and age, December 2012 01/08/2013
• Employment in December 2012 01/07/2013
• Reasons for extended mass layoffs, 2009–2011 01/04/2013
• The Employment Situation, December 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 01/04/2013
• The last private industry pension plans 01/03/2013
• Women's earnings by occupation, 2011 01/02/2013
• Occupational Outlook Quarterly: Winter 2012 Issue 12/31/2012
• Monthly Labor Review: December 2012 Issue -- includes "The last private industry pension plans: a visual essay," "Price transmission effects through three stages of food production," "The basketball lockout of 2011," and "Thirty years of international labor research: a research summary" 12/31/2012
• State employment and unemployment, November 2012 12/31/2012
• Mass layoffs in November 2012 12/28/2012
• Employment and unemployment experience of the U.S. population in 2011 12/27/2012
• Employer costs for defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans 12/26/2012
• Regional and State Employment and Unemployment — November 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 12/21/2012
• Mass Layoffs — November 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 12/21/2012
• Manufacturing compensation costs in foreign countries and in the United States, 2011 12/21/2012
• International manufacturing productivity, 2011 12/20/2012
• Employer costs for employee compensation, September 2012 12/19/2012
• International Comparisons of Hourly Compensation Costs in Manufacturing, 2011 (PDF) (HTML) 12/19/2012
• Employer costs for employee compensation, September 2012 12/19/2012
• Work Experience of the Population — 2011 (PDF) (HTML) 12/18/2012
• Real earnings up in November 2012 12/18/2012
• Consumer Price Index, November 2011 to November 2012 12/17/2012
• Producer Price Index in November 2012 12/14/2012
• Real Earnings — November 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 12/14/2012
• Consumer Price Index — November 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 12/14/2012
• Import and export prices in November 12/13/2012
• Producer Price Index: November 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 12/13/2012
• Beyond the Numbers: Retirement costs for defined benefit plans higher than for defined contribution plans 12/12/2012
• Beyond the Numbers: Travel expenditures, 2005–2011: spending slows during recent recession 12/12/2012
• Job openings for total nonfarm are little changed in October 2012 12/12/2012
• U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes, November 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 12/12/2012
• Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey — October 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 12/11/2012
• Employer Costs for Employee Compensation — September 2012 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 12/11/2012
• Unemployment rate edges down in November 2012 12/11/2012
• Payroll employment increases in November 2012 12/10/2012
• The Employment Situation, November 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 12/07/2012
• Work injuries and illnesses of local government firefighters in 2009 12/07/2012
• International Comparisons of Manufacturing Productivity and Unit Labor Cost Trends, 2010 (PDF) (HTML) 12/06/2012
• Third quarter 2012 productivity revised upward 12/06/2012
• Productivity and Costs (R), Third Quarter 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 12/05/2012
• State nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates, private industry, 2011 12/05/2012
• The 2012 drought's impact on grocery prices compared to the 1988 drought 12/04/2012
• Overview of the labor force from 1950–2010 and projections to 2050 12/03/2012
• Monthly Labor Review: November 2012 Issue -- includes "Older women: pushed into retirement in the 1970s and 1980s by the baby boomers?," "Stop, drop, and roll: workplace hazards of local government firefighers, 2009," and "Adding eldercare questions to the American Time Use Survey 11/30/2012
• Unemployment rate lower than the U.S. rate in 213 metropolitan areas in October 11/30/2012
• Employment increases in 288 metro areas in October 11/29/2012
• Impact of the 2012 drought on export corn prices 11/28/2012
• Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment: October 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 11/28/2012
• Mass layoffs in October 2012 11/27/2012
• State unemployment rates, October 2012 11/26/2012
• Women's earnings, 1979–2011 11/23/2012
• Job gains increase, job losses decline in first quarter 2012 11/21/2012
• Extended mass layoffs, third quarter 2012 11/20/2012
• Spotlight on Statistics: Hurricane Sandy: A Pre-storm Look at Affected Areas 11/20/2012
• Mass Layoffs, October 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 11/20/2012
• Regional and State Employment and Unemployment, October 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 11/20/2012
• Real earnings in October 2012 11/19/2012
• Consumer prices, October 2011 to October 2012 11/16/2012
• Business Employment Dynamics — First Quarter 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 11/16/2012
• Producer prices in October 2012 11/15/2012
• Real Earnings — October 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 11/15/2012
• Consumer Price Index — October 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 11/15/2012
• Work injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work in 2011 11/14/2012
• Producer Price Index: October 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 11/14/2012
• Beyond the Numbers: Writing an escalation contract using the Consumer Price Index (PDF) 11/14/2012
• Beyond the Numbers: Will the 2012 drought have a bigger impact on grocery prices than the 1988 drought? (PDF) 11/13/2012
• Import and export prices, October 2012 11/13/2012
• Veterans in the civilian labor force, 2011 11/09/2012
• Beyond the Numbers: Impact of the drought on corn exports: paying the price (PDF) 11/09/2012
• Extended Mass Layoffs — Third Quarter 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 11/09/2012
• Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Requiring Days Away From Work, 2011 (PDF) (HTML) 11/09/2012
• Community and social service occupations in 2011 11/08/2012
• Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Requiring Days Away From Work, Annual 2011 (PDF) (HTML) 11/08/2012
• Extended Mass Layoffs — Third Quarter 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 11/08/2012
• Job openings and labor turnover in September 2012 11/07/2012
• Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, September 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 11/06/2012
• Productivity, output, and hours worked, third quarter of 2012 11/06/2012
• Employment increases in October 2012 11/05/2012
• The Employment Situation, October 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 11/02/2012
• Changes in private industry compensation costs, September 2011–September 2012 11/02/2012
• Metropolitan division employment and unemployment, September 2012 11/01/2012
• Productivity and Costs (P), Third Quarter 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 11/01/2012
• Private industry workplace injury and illness rate unchanged in 2011 10/31/2012
• Employment Cost Index: Third Quarter 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 10/31/2012
• Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment: September 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 10/30/2012
• Occupational employment by race and ethnicity, 2011 10/26/2012
• Consumer expenditures by homeowners and renters, 2010 10/25/2012
• Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Requiring Days Away From Work, Annual 2011 (PDF) (HTML) 10/25/2012
• Mass layoffs in September 2012 10/24/2012
• Mass Layoffs, September 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 10/23/2012
• State unemployment rates, September 2012 10/23/2012
• Employment by state, September 2012 10/22/2012
• Median weekly earnings by age, sex, race, and ethnicity, third quarter 2012 10/19/2012
• Regional and State Employment and Unemployment, September 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 10/19/2012
• Beyond the Numbers: A comparison of 25 years of consumer expenditures by homeowners and renters (PDF) 10/18/2012
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers: Third Quarter 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 10/18/2012
• Real earnings in September 2012 10/18/2012
• Consumer Prices, September 2011 to September 2012 10/17/2012
• High school math courses and college attendance in two generations 10/16/2012
• Real Earnings in September 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 10/16/2012
• Consumer Price Index: September 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 10/16/2012
• Producer prices increase 2.1 percent in 12 months 10/15/2012
• Import and export prices up again in September 2012 10/12/2012
• Producer Price Index: September 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 10/12/2012
• Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, August 2012 10/11/2012
• U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes, September 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 10/11/2012
• Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, August 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 10/10/2012
• Unemployment rate demographics, September 2012 10/10/2012
• Payroll employment increases in September 2012 10/09/2012
• The Employment Situation, September 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 10/05/2012
• Unemployment rates in baseball playoff metro areas, August 2012 10/05/2012
• Payroll employment in metropolitan areas, August 2011–August 2012 10/04/2012
• International unemployment rates, July 2012 10/03/2012
• Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment: August 2012 (PDF) (HTML) 10/03/2012
• Occupational employment and wages in green goods and services 10/02/2012
• Beyond the Numbers: A comparison of college attendance and high school coursework from two cohorts of youth (PDF) 10/01/2012
• Multifactor productivity trends in 2010 10/01/2012

 

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