TED: The Editor's Desk

(The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Archived articles from The Editor's Desk—
Subject matter index from J to O

Labor force

The "Labor force" archives have been moved:
www.bls.gov/opub/ted/archlabor.htm

Manufacturing

The "Manufacturing" archives have been moved:
www.bls.gov/opub/ted/archmanufact.htm

Men

The "Men" archives have been moved:
www.bls.gov/opub/ted/archmen.htm

Metropolitan areas and counties

The "Metropolitan areas and counties" archives have been moved:
www.bls.gov/opub/ted/archmetrocounty.htm

Occupations

The "Occupations" archives have been moved:
www.bls.gov/opub/ted/archoccupation.htm

Occupational safety and health

The "Occupational safety and health" archives have been moved:
www.bls.gov/opub/ted/archoccsafety.htm

Of interest

Spotlight on Statistics: The Recession of 2007–2009

The most recent recession in the United States began in December 2007 and ended in June 2009, though many of the statistics that describe the U.S. economy have yet to return to their pre-recession values. In this Spotlight, we present BLS data that compare the recent recession to previous recessions. Read more »