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Regional and State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly)

December 19, 2008
In November, 37 states and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 5 states registered decreases, and 8 states had no change. Nonfarm payroll employment rose in 9 states and fell in 41 states plus the District of Columbia. Full Text »

Mass Layoffs (Monthly)

December 19, 2008
In November, employers took 2,328 mass layoff actions involving a total of 224,079 workers. The number of events increased by 188 from the prior month, while the number of associated initial claims decreased by 8,389. Manufacturing had its fourth consecutive over-the-month increase in events and initial claims. Full Text »

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Activities of high school students by age

January 02, 2009
Fifty-one percent of high school students ages 17 to 19 drove on an average day in 2003-07, compared with 25 percent of students ages 15 to 16. Full Text »

Program Perspectives

Health BenefitsOn Health Benefits

This inaugural issue of "Program Perspectives" shows you trends in employer costs for health benefits. The latest data on access, participation, and premiums are also included.
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