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Another View of the Gender Earnings Gap
In 2014, the female-to-male earnings ratio stood at 0.79 , indicating that the median earnings of women who worked full time, year-round was 79 percent of what their male counterparts earned.
Press Release
The Employment Situation, Live on C-SPAN's "America by the Numbers"
At 8:30 a.m. on first Friday of each month, the BLS publishes closely watched labor market indicators, including the nation’s unemployment rate.
Random Samplings Blog
Working in America: New Tables Detail Demographics of Work Experience
More than seven in 10 people of traditional working age (16 to 64 years old) worked in 2014; for people 65 and over, at least one in five had worked in the past 12 months. In fact, 12.4 percent of people 70 and over continued to work.
Random Samplings Blog
Statisticians: A Goodness of Fit Test
In honor of World Statistics Day, let’s talk about statisticians. While lots of people use statistics in their jobs every day (such as sports writers, stock analysts, weather reporters, biologists, engineers, economists, sociologists, epidemiologists, practicing physicians, nuclear physicists and lots more), only 45,145 or so (standard deviation 2,150) describe themselves as “statisticians” on the American Community Survey.
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Infographic: Job Creation in the United States
A collection of three graphs utilizing data from BDS, which provides annual statistics on establishments, firm startups and job creation and job loss.
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Census Bureau Releases Commuting Report and Table Package
The report highlights differences in rates of automobile commuting by population characteristics and the types of communities in which workers live.
Random Samplings Blog
Majority of Americans Drive to Work, But Less so for Urban Millennials
If your drive to work feels a little lonely, you may be among the three-quarters of U.S. workers who drive to work alone.
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OnTheMap Update
OnTheMap update includes 2013 Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics Origin-Destination Employment Statistics.
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Sacramento Tops Large Counties in Employment Growth Rate
Among the 50 counties with the most employees, Sacramento, Calif., had the highest rate of employment growth between 2012 and 2013.
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2012 Statistics of U.S. Businesses — Employment and Payroll Report
A new report presents industry and geography highlights from the Statistics of U.S. Businesses program.
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