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Chapters in PDF

Introduction, PDF (14K)

Employment and Unemployment Statistics
Ch. 1. Labor force data from the Current Population Survey, PDF (62K) UPDATED
Ch. 2. Employment, hours, & earnings from the establishment survey, PDF (138K) UPDATED
Ch. 3. Occupational employment statistics, PDF (49K)
Ch. 4. Measurement of unemployment in States and local areas, PDF (39K)
Ch. 5. Employment & wages covered by unemployment insurance, PDF (36K)
Ch. 6. Mass layoff statistics, PDF (12K)
Ch. 7. National longitudinal surveys, PDF (34K) UPDATED

Compensation and Working Conditions
Ch. 8. National compensation measures, PDF (71K) UPDATED

Occupational Safety and Health
Ch. 9. Occupational safety and health statistics, PDF (70K)

Productivity and Technology
Ch. 10. Productivity measures: Business sector and major subsectors, PDF (63K)
Ch. 11. Industry productivity measures, PDF (45K)
Ch. 12. Foreign labor statistics, PDF (67K)

Economic Growth and Employment Projections
Ch. 13. Economic growth and employment projections, PDF (66K)

Prices and Living Conditions
Ch. 14. Producer prices, PDF (68K) UPDATED
Ch. 15. International price indexes, PDF (37K)
Ch. 16. Consumer expenditures and income, PDF (106K) UPDATED
Ch. 17. Consumer price index, PDF (419K) UPDATED