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November 20, 2009
In October, 29 states and the District of Columbia recorded
over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 13 states registered
decreases, and 8 states had no change. Nonfarm payroll employment
increased in 28 states and the District of Columbia, decreased in
21 states, and remained unchanged in 1 state.
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November 20, 2009
In October, employers took 2,127 mass layoff actions involving 217,182
workers. Mass layoff events decreased by 434 and associated initial
claims by 30,824 from September. Over the month, the number of
manufacturing events, at 619, decreased by 237, and associated initial
claims, at 70,572, decreased by 26,494.
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November 20, 2009
Real average hourly earnings fell 0.1 percent from September to October, seasonally adjusted. A 0.3 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) slightly offset a 0.3 percent increase in average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory workers.
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What activities do you have planned for this Thanksgiving? Perhaps cooking and enjoying a meal with family or friends, playing sports or watching sports on television, doing volunteer work, or shopping?
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Members of the resident military face a set of hazards different from that of the typical worker.
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Health care touches the lives of nearly everyone in the United States at some point.
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The past several decades have been marked by notable changes in women's labor force activities. Women's
labor force participation is significantly higher today than it was in the 1970s.
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The New York metropolitan area is home to more than 240 private colleges and universities employing about 97,000 workers.
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