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Multifactor Productivity Trends

May 06, 2009
Multifactor productivity grew at an annual rate of 1.2 percent in the private business sector, and 1.1 percent in the private nonfarm business sector in 2008. In both sectors, multifactor productivity showed the largest annual rates of growth since 2005. Full Text »

Occupational Employment and Wages

May 01, 2009
In 2008, the U.S. median wage was $15.57 per hour or $32,390 per year. Many of the occupations with wages near the U.S. median were office and administrative support, construction and extraction, or production occupations. Full Text »

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Flows into and out of employment in recent recessions

May 6, 2009
Changes in the employment-population ratio are attributable to changes in the difference in flows into and out of employment. Relative to a situation in which the employment-population ratio is stable or increasing, decreases in the ratio can be attributed to a combination of declining inflows to employment and increasing flows out of employment. Full Text »

Issues in Labor Statistics

Ranks of Discouraged Workers and Others Marginally Attached to the Labor Force Rise During Recession

Issues in Labor StatisticsThe number of persons who were marginally attached to the labor force increased sharply during the current recession.
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