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On days they work, 22% of employed persons do some work from home in 2016

In 2016, 22 percent of workers did some or all of their work at home on days they worked. Workers 25 and over with an advanced degree were more likely to work at home than were persons with less education--43 percent compared with 12 percent of those with a high school diploma.

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06/21/2017

Unemployment rate for persons with a disability, at 10.5%, changed little in 2016

06/16/2017

May jobless rates down in 9 states, up in 3; payroll jobs up in 9 states, down in 4

06/15/2017

Import prices fall 0.3% in May, led by lower fuel prices; export prices decline 0.7%

06/14/2017

CPI for all items falls 0.1% in May as energy index declines

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Employer-sponsored healthcare coverage across wage groups

This article examines the relationship between wages and coverage in employer-sponsored medical, dental, and vision plans. read more »

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The cost of care: new insights into healthcare spending growth

This article examines experimental disease-based price indexes, which adjust expenditures on disease for inflation. read more »

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Understanding the labor productivity and compensation gap

This article studies trends in 183 industries that drive the widening gap between labor productivity and compensation. read more »

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Recent trends in workers leaving the labor force

This article looks at the large increase of people who moved from employed to not in the labor force in recent years. read more »

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Sports and Exercise

This Spotlight on Statistics examines the time Americans spend in sports and exercise activities. read more »

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Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI):
-0.1% in May 2017

Unemployment Rate:
4.3% in May 2017

Payroll Employment:
+138,000(p) in May 2017

Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.04(p) in May 2017

Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
unchanged in May 2017

Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.8% in 1st Qtr of 2017

Productivity:
unchanged in 1st Qtr of 2017

U.S. Import Price Index:
-0.3% in May 2017

U.S. Export Price Index:
-0.7% in May 2017

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