Featured Article
September 2017
Employment trends by typical entry-level education requirement
This article looks at employment changes by typical entry-level education requirement during the recession as well as during the May 2010–May 2016 period and provides projections through 2024.
Read full article »Book Reviews
Productivity and progress
A renowned Northwestern University professor predicts slow U.S. productivity growth over the next quarter century.
View all Book Reviews »Beyond BLS
Age discrimination and reform of the U.S. Social Security System
Does age discrimination work against Social Security reforms designed to keep older workers in the labor force?
Missing: America’s middle-educated workers
People with only a high school diploma, some college, or an associate degree have been the primary contributors to the steady decline in the labor force participation rate since 2008.
The effect of natural disasters on local economies
Researchers study the effects of natural disasters on county migration rates, home prices, and poverty rates.
View all Beyond BLS articles »recent Articles
Changes in federal and state unemployment insurance legislation in 2016
Job openings, hires, and separations rise, but at a slower pace, in 2016
How safe are the workers who process our food?
Nursing and the Great Recession
Hospital workers: an assessment of occupational injuries and illnesses
Employed workers leaving the labor force: an analysis of recent trends
Flashback
As we celebrate the heritage of Hispanic Americans this month, let us also read about their diversity in the labor force between 1980 and 1993.
Read more »
