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Immigration
AFL and a national BLS: labor's role is crystallized, The.—Mar. 1982.
Commission urges changes in immigration policy—a review essay.—Feb. 1982.
Ellis island a welcome site? Only after years of reform—Jul. 1986.
Fatal occupational injuries among Asian workers.—Oct. 2005.
Fatal work injuries among foreign-born Hispanic workers.—Oct. 2005.
Foreign-born workers: trends in fatal occupational injuries, 1996–2001—Jun. 2004.
Foreign-born workers in the U.S. labor market: a special survey.—Jul. 1985.
Foreign-born workforce, 2004: a visual essay.—Jul. 2006.
How do immigrants fare in the U.S. labor market?—Dec. 1992.
Immigration and poverty: how are they linked?—Apr. 2003.
Immigration and wage changes of high school dropouts.—Oct. 1997.
Labor force characteristics of second-generation Americans.—Sept. 2006.
Role of foreign-born workers in the U.S. economy, The.—May 2002.
Imports (See Foreign trade.)
Import and export price trends in 2006.—Oct. 2007.
Income (See Earnings and wages.)
Economic inequality through the prisms of income and consumption.—Apr. 2005.
Declining middle class: a further analysis, The.—Sept. 1986.
Immigration and poverty: how are they linked?—Apr. 2003. Income data quality issues in the CPS.—Jun. 2006.
Income imputation and the analysis of consumer expenditure data.—Nov. 2006.
Unemployment and its effect on family income in 1980..—Apr. 1982.

Industrial relations (See Labor-management relations.)
Industry studies
Alternative output measurement for the U.S. retail trade sector.—Jul. 2005.
Apparel price indexes: effects of hedonic adjustment.—May 1994.
Apparel stores display above-average productivity.—Oct. 1984.
Auto retailing: changing trends in jobs and business.—Oct. 1998. Bears, bulls, and brokers: employment trends in the securities industry.—Dec. 2005.
Beauty and barber shops: the trend of labor productivity—Mar. 1986.
BLS and Alice Hamilton: pioneers in industrial health—Jun. 1986.
Business services industry sets pace in employment growth, The.—Apr. 1986.
Child day care services: industry at a crossroads.—Dec. 1990.
Coal industry resurgence attracts variety of new workers (PDF).—Jan. 1981.
Coal mining in the U.S. West: price and employment trends.—Aug. 1997.
Commercial banking transformed by computer technology.—Aug. 1996.
Competition drives the trucking industry.—Apr. 1998.
Cosmetics industry achieves long-term productivity gains.—Dec. 1982.
Cutting the cord: telecommunications employment shifts toward wireless.—Jul. 2006.
Cyclical behavior of high tech industries.—May 1985.
Cyclical behavior of productivity in the machine tool industry (PDF).—Nov. 1981.
Defense buildup, 1977-85: effects on production and employment, The.—Aug. 1987.
Defense-related employment and spending, 1996-2006.—July 1998.
Deindustrialization and the shift to services—Jun. 1986.
Economic impact of the creative arts industries: New York and Los Angeles, The.—Oct. 2007.
Effects of Hurricane Katrina on the New Orleans economy, The.—Jun. 2007.
Employment change by occupation, industry, and earnings quartile, 2000-05.—Dec. 2006.
Employment expansion in retail trade, 1973-85, The.—Aug. 1986.
Employment in R&D-intensive high tech industries in Texas.—Nov. 1996.
Employment in the information sector in March 2004.—Sept. 2004.
Employment lessons from the electronics industry—Feb. 1986.
Employment shifts in high-technology industries, 1988-96.—June 1997.
Employment trends in the lumber and woods products industry.—Aug. 1983.
Employment trends in the security brokers and dealers industry.—Sept. 1995.
Employment trends in textiles and apparel, 1973-2005.—Aug. 1997.
Evaluating the 1995 industry employment projections.—Sept. 1997.
From supermarkets to supercenters: employment shifts to the one-stop shop.—Feb. 2006.
Evaluation of mean wage estimates in industry wage surveys.—Oct. 1988.
Growing diversity of work schedules, The.—Nov. 1986.
Health services industry: a decade of expansion, The (PDF).—May 1981.
Health services industry: still a job machine? — Mar. 1999.
High-technology employment: a NAICS-based update.—Jul. 2005.
High technology today and tomorrow: small slice of employment.—Nov. 1983.
Home-based workers: data from the 1990 Census of Population.—Nov. 1996.
Hurricane damage to the ocean economy in the U.S. gulf region in 2005.—Aug. 2006.
Hurricane Katrina’s effects on industry employment and wages.—Aug. 2006.
Improving the PPI sample for prescription pharmaceuticals.—Oct. 1997.
Industry dynamics in the Washington, DC, area: has a second job core emerged?—Dec. 2006.
Industry output and employment projections to 2014.—Nov. 2005.
Industry output and employment projections to 2005.—Nov. 1995.
Industry output and employment projections to 2006.—Nov. 1997; Erratum, Dec. 1997.
Industry output and employment projections to 2008.—Nov. 1999.
Industry output and employment projections to 2010—Nov. 2001.
Industry output and employment projections to 2012—Feb. 2004.
Industry output and employment projections to 2016.—Nov. 2007.
Information Technology workers in the new economy.—Jun. 2001.
Instruments to measure electricity: industry's productivity rises.—Oct. 1983.
Interindustry wage differentials: patterns and possible sources.—Feb. 2000.
Introducing the North American Industry Classification System.—July 1998. Job growth and industry shifts in the 1980's.—Sept. 1990.
Jobs in 2005: How do they compare with their March 2001 counterparts?—Jul. 2006.
Job outlook through 1995: industry output and employment, The.—Nov. 1983.
Labor productivity growth in wholesale trade, 1990-2000—Dec. 2002.
Labor productivity in the retail trade industry, 1987–99—Dec. 2001.
Labor productivity trends since 2000, by sector and industry.—Feb. 2008.
Measuring productivity in service industries.—Jun. 1982.
Measuring wage dispersion: pay ranges reflect industry traits (PDF).—Apr. 1981.
Millwork industry shows slow growth in productivity.—Sept. 1982.
Mining machinery industry: labor productivity trends, 1972-84—Jun. 1987
Missed work and lost hours, May 1985.—Nov. 1986.
Multifactor productivity in household furniture.—Jun. 1994.
Multifactor productivity in motor vehicle industries—Aug. 1987.
Multifactor productivity trends in manufacturing industries, 1987–96—Jun. 2001.
Multifactor productivity: refrigeration and heating equipment industry.—May 1997.
Multimedia and digital visual effects: an emerging local labor market.—Mar. 1998.
Nonwool yarn mills experience slow gains in productivity.—Mar. 1982.
Occupational wages in the fast-food restaurant industry.—Aug. 1994.
Office furniture industry: patterns in productivity, The.—Dec. 1982.
Outlook for industry output and employment through 1990, The (PDF).—Aug. 1981.
Pattern of productivity change in men's and boy's suits and coats.—Nov. 1988.
Payroll employment and job openings continued to grow. — Mar. 2007.
Payroll employment grows in 2004. — Mar. 2005.
Payroll employment in 2005: recovery and expansion. — Mar. 2006.
Producer services: why are they growing so rapidly?—Dec. 1987.
Productivity continued to increase in many industries during 1984—Mar. 1986.
Productivity growth in plastics lower than all manufacturing.—Sept. 1983.
Productivity growth in switchgear industry slow after 1973.—Mar. 1984.
Productivity growth low in the oilfield machinery industry.—Dec. 1985.
Productivity growth slows in the organic chemicals industry.—Jun. 1988.
Productivity improvements in two fabricated metals industries.—Oct. 1983.
Productivity in banking: computers spur the advance.—Dec. 1982.
Productivity in hardwood dimensions and flooring.—Oct. 1994.
Productivity in industrial inorganic chemicals.—March 1988.
Productivity in making heating and cooling equipment.—Dec. 1984.
Productivity in meatpacking and prepared meats industry.—Apr. 1984.
Productivity in retail miscellaneous shopping goods stores.—Oct. 1995.
Productivity in scrap and waste materials processing.—Apr. 1990.
Productivity in the fabricated plate work industry: 1982-94.—May 1997. Productivity in the furniture and home furnishing stores industry—May 1987.
Productivity in the internal combustion engine industry.—May 1985.
Productivity in the metal doors, sash, and trim industry—Mar. 1986.
Productivity in the photographic equipment and supplies industry.—Jun. 1990.
Productivity in the pump and compressor industry.—Dec. 1982.
Productivity in the rubber and plastics hose and belting industry.—July 1990.
Productivity increased in 1981 in most industries measured.—Dec. 1982.
Productivity lukewarm in nonelectric heating equipment.—March 1988.
Productivity measures for retail trade: data and issues.—Jul. 2005.
Productivity shows a decline in automotive repair shops.—March 1988.
Productivity trends in cotton and syntheitic fabrics industry.—April 1988.
Productivity trends in kitchen cabinet manufacturing.—Mar. 1985.
Productivity trends in the ball and roller bearing industry (PDF).—Jan. 1981.
Productivity trends in the machine tool accessories industry.—Jun. 1985.
Productivity trends in the mobile homes industry.—May 1997.
Recent employment trends in residential and nonresidential construction.—Oct. 2006.
Regulatory reform and labor outcomes in the U.S. electricity sector—May 2003.
Retail liquor stores experience flat trend in productivity—Feb. 1987.
Rise and decline of auto parts manufacturing in the Midwest, The.—Oct. 2007.
Second look at industry output and employment trends to 1995, A.—Nov. 1985.
Self-employment in the United States: an update.—Jul. 2004.
Semiconductors: the building blocks of the information revolution.—Aug. 1996.
Services industry in the 'good' versus 'bad' jobs debate.—Feb. 1998.
Shift work and flexitime: how prevalent are they?—Nov. 1986.
Software and engineering industries: threatened by technological change?, The.—Aug. 1996.
Strong gains in semiconductor productivity tied to innovation.—April 1988.
Taking note of the paper industry.—Sept. 1997.
Transaction price index for air travel, A.—Jun. 2005.
Transformer industry productivity slows (PDF).—Nov. 1981.
Trends of labor productivity in metal stamping industries—May 1986.
Two decades of productivity growth in poultry dressing and processing—Apr. 1987.
Two new construction employment series for specialty trade contractors.—Oct. 2006.
Unraveling employment trends in textiles and apparel.—Aug. 1995.
Which industries are sensitive to business cycles?—Feb. 1997.
Why did employment expand in poultry processing plants?—Jun. 1994.
Work at home: new findings from the Current Population Survey.—Nov. 1986.
Work schedules of Americans: an overview of new findings—Nov. 1986.

Inflation
1978-80 pay guidelines: meeting the need for flexibility, The. (PDF).—Jul. 1981.
Comparing U.S. and European inflation: the CPI and the HICP.—May 2006.
Consumer inflation higher in 2000—Apr. 2001.
Consumer inflation in 1997 at 11-year low.—May 1998.
Consumer prices during 2003—Apr. 2004.
Consumer prices for energy and food accelerated in 1996.—Apr. 1997.
Defining the rate of underlying inflation (PDF).—Sept. 1981.
Energy, food prices helped slow inflation in 1991.—May 1992.
Half-year decline in inflation: its antecedents and structure, A. — Oct. 1986.
Industrial relations in 1980 influenced by inflation and recession (PDF).—Jan. 1981.
Inflation and the business cycle during the postwar period.—Nov. 1984.
Inflation continues to abate during the first quarter.—Jul. 1982.
Inflation cross-currents: energy, food, and homeownership (PDF).—Jun. 1981.
Inflation fueled by oil prices in first 9 months of 1987—Dec. 1987.
Inflation holds steady during the first half.—Oct. 1988.
Inflation remained low during 1984.—Apr. 1985.
Inflation remained low in 1983 in face of strong recovery.—May 1984.
Inflation remained mild again during 1985—Apr. 1986.
Input prices and cost inflation in three manufacturing industries.—May 1985.
Price changes in 1980: double-digit inflation persists (PDF).—Apr. 1981.
Price changes in 1981: widespread slowing of inflation.—Apr. 1982.
Recession, energy prices ease producer price inflation, 1991.—May 1992.
Sharp drop in energy prices holds inflation in check during 1986—May 1987.

Injuries (See Workplace injuries and illnesses and Occupational safety and health.)
International comparisons
1982 Mexican peso devaluation and border area employment, The.—Oct. 1985.
Britain's redundancy payments for displaced workers—Jun. 1987.
Changing family in international perspective, The.—Mar. 1990.
Comparative civilian labor force statistics, 10 countries: a visual essay.—Dec. 2007.
Comparative manufacturing productivity and unit labor costs.—Feb. 1995.
Comparing 50 years of labor productivity in U.S. and foreign manufacturing—June 2002.
Comparing U.S. and European inflation: the CPI and the HICP.—May 2006.
Comparisons of economic performance: Canada versus Australia, 1983–2000. —Apr. 2005.
Czech women in transition.—Nov. 1994.
Damage control: yen appreciation and the Japanese labor market.—Nov. 1988.
Dollar's fall boosts U.S. machinery exports, 1985-90.—July 1991.
Employment and unemployment in Mexico in the 1990's —Nov. 2000.
Employment and unemployment in Mexico's labor force.—Nov. 1994.
Employment change and sectoral distribution in 10 countries, 1970-90.—Oct. 1993. Employment programs for disabled youth: and international view. (PDF 493K).—Dec. 1990.
European Community 1992 program and U. S. workers, The.—Nov. 1990.
Families and work in transition in 12 countries, 1980–2001—Sept. 2003.
First-half import and export prices reflect strong dollar, recovery.—Oct. 1984.
Flexible and partial retirement in Norway and Sweden.—Oct. 1985.
Foreign housing voucher systems: evolution and strategies—May 1986.
Foreign trade alternatives for employment and occupations, 2005.—Nov. 1994. Helping Poland cope with unemployment.—Dec. 1990. Import, export prices reflect declining dollar and oversupply—Apr. 1986.
Import price declines in 1986 reflected reduced oil prices—Apr. 1987.
Import price indexes for crude petroleum.—Nov. 1982.
Import price rise in 2005 due to continued high energy prices.—Nov. 2006.
Import prices decline, export prices mixed in first half.—Nov. 1983.
International analysis of workplace injuries, An.—Mar. 2004.
International comparison of labor force participation, 1977-84, An.—May 1986.
International comparisons of Harmonized Indexes of Consumer Prices.—Feb. 2007.
International comparisons of hourly compensation costs.—June 1989.
International comparisons of labor force participation, 1960-81.—Feb. 1983.
International comparisons of labor productivity in manufacturing.—Dec. 1988.
International comparisons of manufacturing compensation costs.—Oct. 1995.
International comparisons of manufacturing compensation costs.—Nov. 1994.
International comparisons of manufacturing unit labor costs.—Dec. 1993.
International comparisons of trends in productivity and labor costs (PDF).—Dec. 1981.
International comparisons of unemployment indicators.—Mar. 1993. International labor market comparisons.—Apr. 2006.
International labor productivity and per capita income.—July 1999.
International price comparisons based on purchasing power parity.—Oct. 1999.
International report (economy of Zimbabwe)—Mar. 1998.
International report: Employment growth and educational attainment—May 1998.
International report: The transformation of work values in Israel.—May 1999.
International trends in productivity, labor costs in manufacturing.—Dec. 1986.
International unemployment indicators, 1983-93.—Aug. 1995.
International trends in productivity and labor costs.—Dec. 1982.
International unemployment rates: how comparable are they?.—June. 2000.
IPP introduces additional Locality of Origin import price indexes.—Dec. 2005.
Japan's unemployment: economic miracle or statistical artifact?—Jul. 1983.
Japanese exchange rates, export restraints, and auto prices.—Feb. 2007.
Labor costs of manufacturing employees in China: an update to 2003–04.—Nov. 2006.
Labor market contrasts: United States and Europe.—Aug. 1983.
Labor market developments in U.S. and nine other countries—Jan. 1984.
Labor market flexibility: a changing international perspective—Nov. 1994.
Low unemployment in the Czech Republic: 'miracle' or 'mirage'?—Aug. 1998.
Manufacturing costs, productivity, and competitiveness: 1979-93.—Oct. 1994.
Manufacturing productivity and labor costs in 14 economies.—Dec. 1991. Pay differentials: the case of Japan.—Oct. 1984.
Perspective on U.S. and foreign compensation costs in manufacturing, A.—June 2002.
Price measures of new vehicles: a comparison.—Jul. 2008.
Prices of U.S. imports and exports declined in 1984.—Apr. 1985.
Productivity and labor cost trends in manufacturing, 12 countries—Mar. 1986.
Productivity trends in manufacturing at home and abroad—Jan. 1984.
Providing comparable international labor statistics—June 2002.
Public service employment programs in selected countries.—Oct. 2000.
Purchasing power parity between the U.S. and Canada—Dec. 1987.
Recent trends in unemployment and the labor force, 10 countries.—Aug. 1985.
Reinserting labor into the Iraqi Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.—Jun. 2005.
Report: International symposium on linked employer-employee data—July 1998.
Rising export and import prices in 1987 reversed recent trend.—June 1988.
Role of self-employment in U.S. and Canadian job growth, The. — Apr. 1999.
South African trade unions, 1970-90.—Oct. 1990.
Strong dollar, recovery mark international prices in 1983.—Apr. 1984.
Trends in retirement age in four countries, 1965-95.—Aug. 1998
U.S. and foreign productivity and unit labor costs.—Feb. 1997.
U.S. and Japanese work injury and illness experiences.—Apr. 1992.
U.S. import and export prices in 2003.—Sept. 2004.
U.S. import and export prices in 2004.—Jul. 2005.
U.S. import and export price indexes show declines in first half.—Jan. 1983.
U.S. labor market performance in international perspective—June 2002.
U.S. worker rehabilitation in international perspective.—Sept. 1991.
Unemployment, labor force trends in 10 industrial nations: update.—Nov. 1982.
Unemployment and other jobs indicators in 10 nations.—April 1988. Unemployment, labor force trends, and layoff practices in 10 countries (PDF).—Dec. 1981.
Unemployment insurance in the U.S. and Europe, 1973-83.—Apr. 1989.
Union membership statistics in 24 countries.—Jan. 2006.
Variations in holiday, vacation, and area pay levels.—Feb. 1989.
Youth unemployment: an international perspective (PDF).—Jul. 1981.
Work participation and productivity change.—Sept. 1984.

International Labor Organization
International Labor Organization's 75th Anniversary: A special issue.—Sept. 1994.: Promoting social justice in the new global economy.; Global employment issues in the year 2000.; The future of ILO standards.; Social Security and protection in the developing world.; Training programs: the key to achieving ILO goals.; The ILO and tripartism: some reflections.; Achievements, new directions from 1994 ILO conference.; Labor standards in the context of a global economy.
Italy
Comparative manufacturing productivity and unit labor costs.—Feb. 1995.
Employment change and sectoral distribution in 10 countries, 1970-90.—Oct. 1993.
International comparisons of unemployment indicators.—Mar. 1993.
International unemployment indicators, 1983-93.—Aug. 1995.
Manufacturing prices, productivity, and labor costs in five economies.—July 1995.
Manufacturing productivity and labor costs in 14 economies.—Dec. 1991.
Recent trends in unemployment and the labor force, 10 countries.—Aug. 1985.
U.S. and foreign productivity and unit labor costs.—Feb. 1997.

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