February 7, 2000 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Labor force and employment rates at highs
The number of
persons in the civilian labor force grew by 925,000 to 140.9 million
(seasonally adjusted) in January. Total employment rose by roughly the
same amount to135.2 million.
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The labor force participation rate increased 0.4 percentage point to
67.5 percent in January—a record high. The employment-population ratio—the
proportion of the population age16 and older with jobs—rose from 64.4
percent in December to 64.8 percent in January, also a record.
These data are a product of the Current
Population Survey. Effective with
the release of data for January 2000, revised population controls,
primarily reflecting updated information on immigration, have been
introduced into the survey. The revised controls resulted in decreases in
the estimated size of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of
age and over, the civilian labor force, and employment. The changes
discussed in this report reflect adjustments for these effects. Find out
more in "The
Employment Situation: January 2000,"
news release USDL 00-34.
Of interest
Spotlight on Statistics: National Hispanic Heritage Month
In this Spotlight, we take a look at the Hispanic labor force—including labor force participation, employment and unemployment, educational attainment, geographic location, country of birth, earnings, consumer expenditures, time use, workplace injuries, and employment projections.
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