Archived articles from The Editor’s Desk— Labor Force

• Barriers to employment for persons with a disability (05/22/2013)
• Extended mass layoff events and separations, first quarter 2013 (05/14/2013)
• Happy Mother’s Day from BLS: working mothers in 2012 (05/10/2013)
• Number of discouraged workers down by 133,000 from last year, April 2013 (05/07/2013)
• Payroll employment up in April 2013 (05/06/2013)
• Mass layoffs in March 2013 (04/25/2013)
• 48.8 percent of recent high school graduates in labor force (04/22/2013)
• Employment in March 2013 (04/08/2013)
• The job market for recent college graduates in the United States (04/05/2013)
• Mass layoffs in February 2013 (03/27/2013)
• Unemployment among veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces declines in 2012 (03/22/2013)
• Annual hires and separations, 2012 (03/13/2013)
• Payroll employment up in February 2013 (03/11/2013)
• Mass layoffs in January 2013 (02/27/2013)
• Extended mass layoffs, fourth quarter 2012 (02/15/2013)
• Job openings, hires, and separations in December 2012 (02/13/2013)
• Employment in December 2012 (01/07/2013)
• Reasons for extended mass layoffs, 2009–2011 (01/04/2013)
• Mass layoffs in November 2012 (12/28/2012)
• Employment and unemployment experience of the U.S. population in 2011 (12/27/2012)
• Job openings for total nonfarm are little changed in October 2012 (12/12/2012)
• Overview of the labor force from 1950–2010 and projections to 2050 (12/03/2012)
• Mass layoffs in October 2012 (11/27/2012)
• Mass layoffs in September 2012 (10/24/2012)
• Mass layoffs in August 2012 (09/24/2012)
• Producer Price Index in August 2012 (09/14/2012)
• Import and export prices up in August 2012 (09/13/2012)
• Job openings in July 2012 (09/12/2012)
• Unemployment and labor force participation rates down in August 2012 (09/11/2012)
• International labor force participation rates for women, 2011 (09/07/2012)
• Racial and ethnic characteristics of the U.S. labor force, 2011 (09/05/2012)
• Employment status of displaced workers (08/28/2012)
• Mass layoffs in July 2012 (08/24/2012)
• Extended mass layoffs, second quarter 2012 (08/10/2012)
• Labor market attachment of baby boomers by educational attainment (08/07/2012)
• Number of jobs held and job duration for baby boomers, 1978–2010 (07/31/2012)
• International unemployment rates by age group, 2011 (07/27/2012)
• Mass layoffs in June 2012 (07/23/2012)
• Unemployment in June 2012 (07/10/2012)
• Mass layoffs in May 2012 (06/21/2012)
• Education and occupations of the foreign born in 2011 (06/06/2012)
• Employment status of the foreign born and native born by age, 2011 (05/29/2012)
• Mass layoffs in April 2012 (05/23/2012)
• Employed Asians by occupation, 2008–2010 (05/10/2012)
• Mass layoffs in March 2012 (04/25/2012)
• Length of job search for the unemployed (04/24/2012)
• Working poor rate 7.2 percent in 2010 (04/05/2012)
• Unemployment by geographic region and division, February 2012 (04/02/2012)
• Mass layoffs in February 2012 (03/26/2012)
• Characteristics of minimum wage workers in 2011 (03/06/2012)
• State employment-population ratios in 2011 (03/01/2012)
• Work experience during 2010 (02/27/2012)
• Mass layoffs in January 2012 (02/24/2012)
• Labor Force Projections to 2020 (02/16/2012)
• Young adults at school and work (02/10/2012)
• Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization for States, 2011 (01/31/2012)
• Women’s earnings as a percent of men’s in 2010 (01/10/2012)
• Unemployment rate falls to 8.5 percent in December 2011 (01/09/2012)
• Educational attainment of women in the labor force, 1970–2010 (12/29/2011)
• Mass layoffs in November 2011 (12/28/2011)
• Women in the labor force, 2010 (12/23/2011)
• Asians in the U.S. labor force, 2008–2010 (12/06/2011)
• Unemployment rate falls to 8.6 percent in November 2011 (12/05/2011)
• Mass layoffs and initial claims decrease in October 2011 (11/28/2011)
• Extended mass layoff events and separations, third quarter 2011 (11/16/2011)
• Unemployment rate at 9.0 percent in October 2011 (11/07/2011)
• Unemployment in September 2011 (10/11/2011)
• Mass layoffs in August 2011 (09/27/2011)
• Unemployment rate 9.1 percent in August 2011 (09/08/2011)
• Interactive dashboards from International Labor Comparisons (09/01/2011)
• Extended mass layoff events, second quarter 2011 (08/15/2011)
• Unemployment in July 2011 (08/10/2011)
• Unemployment rate at 9.2 percent in June 2011 (07/12/2011)
• Labor force characteristics of persons with a disability in 2010 (06/28/2011)
• Unemployment rate at 9.1 percent in May 2011 (06/08/2011)
• Duration of unemployment, 1994–2010 (06/02/2011)
• Employed foreign-born and native-born persons by occupation, 2010 (06/01/2011)
• Extended mass layoffs, first quarter 2011 (05/16/2011)
• Unemployment rate at 9.0 percent in April 2011 (05/10/2011)
• Unemployment in March 2011 (04/06/2011)
• State employment-population ratio declines, 2010 (02/28/2011)
• Extended mass layoffs, fourth quarter 2010 (02/15/2011)
• Unemployment rate declines to 9.0 percent in January 2011 (02/09/2011)
• Unemployment in December 2010 (01/11/2011)
• Women in the labor force, 1970–2009 (01/05/2011)
• Work experience during 2009 (12/21/2010)
• Unemployment in November 2010 (12/07/2010)
• Long-term unemployment rate remains high in 2010 (11/17/2010)
• Over-the-year declines in extended mass layoffs (11/16/2010)
• Unemployment in October 2010 (11/10/2010)
• Unemployment by geographic region and division, September 2010 (10/27/2010)
• Demographics of the self-employed (10/22/2010)
• Job openings for total nonfarm are little changed in August 2010 (10/08/2010)
• Number of jobs held by baby boomers, 1978–2008 (09/24/2010)
• Reemployment rates of displaced workers, January 2010 (09/02/2010)
• Hires and separation rates, government and private industry, June 2010 (08/16/2010)
• Extended mass layoffs, second quarter 2010 (08/13/2010)
• Unemployment in July 2010 (08/11/2010)
• Demographics of Gulf War-era II veterans (08/05/2010)
• Unemployment in June 2010 (07/07/2010)
• Unemployment in May 2010 (06/10/2010)
• Record decreases in extended mass layoffs, 2009 Q1 (05/14/2010)
• Unemployment in April 2010 (05/12/2010)
• Labor force participation rates among mothers (05/07/2010)
• Unemployment in March 2010 (04/06/2010)
• Unemployment rates for foreign-born workers, 2009 (03/24/2010)
• Disabled veterans and the labor force (03/17/2010)
• Hires and separations by industry, 2009 (03/11/2010)
• State employment-population ratio declines, 2008–09 (03/05/2010)
• Hires and separation rates, November 2009 (01/15/2010)
• Work-experience unemployment rate, 2008 (01/06/2010)
• Labor force demographics, 2008 (01/05/2010)
• The baby-boom generation to remain in the labor force (12/31/2009)
• Unemployment by geographic region and division, November 2009 (12/29/2009)
• State over-the-year employment changes, November 2009 (12/28/2009)
• Work experience during 2008 (12/11/2009)
• Hires and separation rates unchanged in September 2009 (11/16/2009)
• Extended mass layoffs, third quarter 2009 (11/13/2009)
• Unemployment in September 2009 (10/06/2009)
• Payroll employment in September 2009 (10/05/2009)
• State employment changes, August 2008–August 2009 (09/22/2009)
• Geography of unemployment, August 2009 (09/21/2009)
• Payroll employment in August 2009 (09/09/2009)
• Unemployment rate demographics, August 2009 (09/04/2009)
• Hires rate at low point in June 2009 (08/14/2009)
• Hires rate continues to decline (07/08/2009)
• Payroll employment in June 2009 (07/07/2009)
• Unemployment and demographics in June 2009 (07/06/2009)
• Number of job openings at new low in April (06/10/2009)
• Unemployment rate in May 2009 (06/09/2009)
• Job openings, hires, and separations in 2008 (06/02/2009)
• Labor force participation of mothers with infants in 2008 (05/29/2009)
• Employment and married-couple families in 2008 (05/28/2009)
• Number of job openings at new low (05/13/2009)
• Unemployment in April 2009 (05/12/2009)
• Hires rate in February 2009 (04/08/2009)
• Unemployment rate in March 2009 (04/06/2009)
• Foreign-born labor force and educational attainment in 2008 (04/03/2009)
• Foreign-born workers by region, 2008 (03/31/2009)
• Labor force participation in 2008 of veterans of World War II, Korean War, or Vietnam era (03/25/2009)
• Quits as a percentage of separations, December 2008 (02/11/2009)
• Increase in unemployment rate in January 2009 (02/10/2009)
• Unemployment in December 2008 (01/13/2009)
• Labor force participation rate of mothers, 1975-2007 (01/08/2009)
• Unemployment in October 2008 (11/10/2008)
• Mixed-education occupations, 2006-16 (10/22/2008)
• Reasons for extended mass layoff events in the New York area, 1996-2006 (10/10/2008)
• Multiple jobholding in States in 2007 (10/09/2008)
• Unemployment and demographics in September 2008 (10/07/2008)
• Employee tenure by industry, 2008 (10/01/2008)
• Employees with 10 years or more of tenure with the same employer, 2008 (09/29/2008)
• Hires rate in July 2008 (09/10/2008)
• Unemployment in August 2008 (09/08/2008)
• Working poor and education in 2006 (09/04/2008)
• Summer 2008 labor force participation of youth (09/03/2008)
• Extended mass layoffs by industry, second quarter 2008 (08/18/2008)
• More seniors working full time (08/06/2008)
• Projected growth in labor force participation of seniors, 2006-2016 (07/31/2008)
• Labor force participation of seniors, 1948-2007 (07/29/2008)
• The unemployment rate and beyond (07/11/2008)
• Hires rate down in May 2008 (07/10/2008)
• Unemployment rate unchanged in June 2008 (07/08/2008)
• Employment and unemployment from age 18 to age 42 (07/01/2008)
• Increase in unemployment rate in May 2008 (06/09/2008)
• Quits as a percentage of separations, 2007 (06/06/2008)
• Labor force participation of mothers with infants in 2007 (06/04/2008)
• Married-couple families and employment, 2007 (06/01/2008)
• Job openings by industry, March 2008 (05/20/2008)
• Extended mass layoffs by industry, first quarter 2008 (05/19/2008)
• Labor force participation of veterans of World War II, Korean War, or Vietnam era (04/22/2008)
• Unemployment rate up in March 2008 (04/07/2008)
• Educational attainment of foreign born labor force (04/01/2008)
• Foreign-born workers by region, 2007 (03/31/2008)
• Hires and separations in 2007 (03/13/2008)
• Unemployment rates by demographics, February 2008 (03/11/2008)
• Extended mass layoffs by industry, fourth quarter 2007 (02/15/2008)
• Unemployment and age, January 2008 (02/05/2008)
• Hires rates by region, November 2006 and November 2007 (01/11/2008)
• Labor force projected at 164.2 million by 2016 (12/05/2007)
• Labor force participation rate of mothers, 1975-2006 (12/03/2007)
• Extended mass layoffs in the third quarter of 2007 (11/19/2007)
• Multiple jobholding in 2006 (10/30/2007)
• Job openings rate in August 2007 (10/11/2007)
• Summer 2007 labor force participation of youth (08/27/2007)
• Job openings in April 2007 (06/13/2007)
• Extended mass layoffs in the first quarter of 2007 (05/17/2007)
• Married-couple families and employment, 2006 (05/10/2007)
• Foreign-born workers by region, 2006 (05/03/2007)
• Married mothers of infants and labor force participation (04/25/2007)
• Length of unemployment, 2005 (02/13/2007)
• Labor force growth: past, present, and future (01/10/2007)
• Changes in men’s and women’s labor force participation rates (01/10/2007)
• Multiple jobholding in 2005 (12/27/2006)
• Labor force participation rate of mothers (12/04/2006)
• Reasons for extended layoff separations, third quarter of 2006 (11/16/2006)
• Job openings rate in August 2006 (10/12/2006)
• Second-generation Americans, age, and the labor force (10/06/2006)
• Workers with at least ten years of employee tenure, 2006 (09/21/2006)
• Employee tenure by occupation, 2006 (09/12/2006)
• Employee tenure, 2006 (09/11/2006)
• The labor market impact of Hurricane Katrina (08/31/2006)
• Summer 2006 labor force participation of youth (08/28/2006)
• Displaced and reemployed workers by industry, January 2006 (08/22/2006)
• Hires and separations rates in June 2006 (08/10/2006)
• Mass layoffs by industry, June 2006 (07/21/2006)
• Hires rates by region, May 2006 (07/12/2006)
• Working poor by occupation in 2004 (06/29/2006)
• Working poor and education in 2004 (06/21/2006)
• Rate of working poor up in 2004 (06/19/2006)
• Hires and separations in April (06/07/2006)
• Unemployment among Gulf War veterans (06/01/2006)
• Earnings of workers in occupations with the largest number of employees (05/25/2006)
• Mass-layoff initial claims for unemployment insurance, April 2006 (05/24/2006)
• Extended mass layoffs, first quarter 2006 (05/12/2006)
• Foreign-born workers by region (05/11/2006)
• Job openings in March 2006 (05/10/2006)
• Employment in married-couple families (04/28/2006)
• Mass-layoff initial claims for unemployment insurance by State, March 2006 (04/21/2006)
• Annual hires, total separations, and quits rates, 2001 – 2005 (03/15/2006)
• Long-term unemployment in recent recessions (02/28/2006)
• Extended mass layoff events, fourth quarter 2005 (02/13/2006)
• Job openings and labor turnover in 2005 (02/08/2006)
• Hires rate in November 2005 (01/11/2006)
• December unemployment rates of Hurricane Katrina evacuees (01/10/2006)
• Multiple jobholding in 2004 (01/06/2006)
• The labor force in 2014: race and Hispanic origin (01/03/2006)
• Labor force projected at 162.1 million by 2014 (12/08/2005)
• Extended mass layoffs, third quarter 2005 (11/18/2005)
• Job openings in September 2005 (11/09/2005)
• Unemployment rates for Hurricane Katrina evacuees (11/08/2005)
• Post-hurricane claims for unemployment compensation (10/26/2005)
• Job openings in August 2005 (10/13/2005)
• Working at home and occupation (10/04/2005)
• Electronic equipment and job-related work at home (10/03/2005)
• Frequency of working at home in 2004 (09/30/2005)
• Reasons for working at home in 2004 (09/27/2005)
• Working at home in 2004 (09/23/2005)
• Youth labor force participation in Summer 2005 (08/22/2005)
• Extended mass layoffs in second quarter 2005 (08/12/2005)
• Hires rate in June 2005 (08/11/2005)
• Job searching via the Internet (08/05/2005)
• Independent contractors in 2005 (07/29/2005)
• Job openings rate in May 2005 (07/13/2005)
• Initial claims for unemployment insurance due to layoffs, May 2005 (06/24/2005)
• Labor force participation of mothers and fathers (06/10/2005)
• Job openings rates by industry, April 2005 (06/08/2005)
• The size of layoffs in the first quarter of 2005 (05/20/2005)
• Employment gains among Hispanic population in 2004 (04/26/2005)
• Occupation and the working poor in 2003 (04/19/2005)
• Job openings in February 2005 (04/13/2005)
• Rate of working poor unchanged in 2003 (04/12/2005)
• Recent high school graduates in college and in the work force (03/30/2005)
• Hires and separations rates in January 2005 (03/22/2005)
• Job openings rate in January 2005 (03/16/2005)
• Extended mass layoffs in fourth quarter of 2004 (02/23/2005)
• Hires rate in December 2004 (02/11/2005)
• Job openings rate up slightly in December 2004 (02/10/2005)
• Educational attainment of foreign-born workers, 2003 (12/02/2004)
• Extended mass layoffs down in second quarter of 2004 (11/18/2004)
• Hires rate in September 2004 (11/10/2004)
• Poverty rate of families with one member in the labor force (11/03/2004)
• Rate of working poor in 2002 (10/27/2004)
• Occupation and the working poor in 2002 (10/26/2004)
• Job openings rate unchanged in August 2004 (10/14/2004)
• Hires rate down in July 2004 (09/09/2004)
• Youth labor force participation in Summer 2004 (08/19/2004)
• Disabled veterans and the labor force (08/05/2004)
• Recently discharged vets and unemployment (07/27/2004)
• School enrollment and labor force participation (07/26/2004)
• Displacement rates and occupations (07/14/2004)
• Displacement rates by industry (07/13/2004)
• Displacement rates and demographics, 1999-2000 (07/12/2004)
• Hires exceed separations again (07/08/2004)
• Layoffs and relocations (06/15/2004)
• Hires rate in April 2004 (06/10/2004)
• Fewer information technology layoffs in first quarter (05/25/2004)
• Extended mass layoffs decline in first quarter of 2004 (05/19/2004)
• Hiring in March 2004 (05/12/2004)
• Labor force participation of mothers with infants in 2003 (04/22/2004)
• Job openings in February 2004 (04/16/2004)
• Age and labor force projections: 2002-12 (02/20/2004)
• Extended mass layoffs in 2003 (02/18/2004)
• Extended mass layoffs lower in fourth quarter (02/13/2004)
• Evaluating projections of labor force participation rates (01/27/2004)
• Age and the working poor (01/26/2004)
• Multiple jobholders in 2002 (01/21/2004)
• Women’s participation pattern is now more like men’s (01/09/2004)
• Extended mass layoffs down in third quarter (11/21/2003)
• Labor force participation during recent labor market downturns (10/15/2003)
• Extended mass layoffs in second quarter (08/21/2003)
• Lowest July labor force participation rate for youth since 1966 (08/12/2003)
• Farm and service workers have highest poverty rates (07/03/2003)
• Working poor and education in 2001 (07/01/2003)
• Rate of working poor rises in 2001 (06/25/2003)
• Reasons for extended layoffs in first quarter 2003 (06/19/2003)
• Labor force, employment, and unemployment in May (06/10/2003)
• Regional variation in employment in 2001 (04/29/2003)
• Moonlighting across the U.S. (01/23/2003)
• Counties with employment declines last year (11/29/2002)
• Extended mass layoffs in third quarter (11/14/2002)
• Permanent worksite closures in 2001 (09/04/2002)
• Foreign-born workers and labor force growth at end of 20th century (08/16/2002)
• Extended mass layoffs in second quarter (08/15/2002)
• Lowest July labor force participation rate for youth since 1971 (08/14/2002)
• Projected slowdown in labor force growth (08/07/2002)
• Job openings rates by industry (08/01/2002)
• New job openings and labor turnover survey (07/31/2002)
• Regional variation in employment (07/24/2002)
• Labor force participation of Vietnam-era vets in 2001 (07/01/2002)
• Extended mass layoffs lower in first quarter (05/17/2002)
• Most full-timers among working poor have one labor market problem (04/23/2002)
• Youths, blacks, Hispanics most likely to be working poor (04/16/2002)
• Events of 9/11 and layoffs (02/20/2002)
• Extended mass layoffs up sharply in 2001 (02/14/2002)
• Unemployment down in January (02/04/2002)
• Unemployment edged up in December (01/08/2002)
• Labor force participation trends for women and men (12/18/2001)
• Youth segment of labor force to grow fastest (12/11/2001)
• Labor force to continue to diversify (12/05/2001)
• Extended mass layoffs up sharply in third quarter (11/16/2001)
• Working full time, year round at new high in 2000 (11/07/2001)
• Unemployment rate jumped in October (11/05/2001)
• Employment growth fastest in Loudoun County, Virginia (10/24/2001)
• Are youths working more now than in the past? (10/05/2001)
• Working more than one job in 2000 (09/21/2001)
• Unemployment rate rose sharply in August (09/10/2001)
• Lowest July labor force participation rate for youth since 1972 (08/27/2001)
• Extended mass layoffs sharply higher in second quarter (08/23/2001)
• Youth employment, unemployment both rise in summer (08/22/2001)
• Midwesterners are most likely to be on the job (08/01/2001)
• The labor force is getting older (06/26/2001)
• Slower growth in labor force expected in next 25 years (06/25/2001)
• Employment situation changed little in May (06/04/2001)
• Independent contractors in 2001 (05/25/2001)
• Extended mass layoffs climb in first quarter 2001 (05/18/2001)
• Contract company employees more educated than traditional workers (05/04/2001)
• Two-thirds of temporary workers employed in services or manufacturing (05/02/2001)
• Full-time on-call workers most likely to be men (03/10/2001)
• Extended mass layoffs higher in fourth quarter 2000 (02/23/2001)
• Fewer extended mass layoffs in 1999 (12/04/2000)
• Working full time, year round at record high (11/30/2000)
• Multiple jobholding rates higher in North (11/08/2000)
• Union membership shows distinct geographic pattern (11/02/2000)
• Cable TV providers plug in to higher prices (10/11/2000)
• Unemployment in September (10/10/2000)
• Labor market problems of poor full-timers (09/29/2000)
• Second-quarter extended mass layoffs trend downward (09/26/2000)
• Median tenure declines among older men, 1983-2000 (09/01/2000)
• Median tenure little changed in recent years (08/30/2000)
• Youth labor force participation this summer (08/28/2000)
• Labor supply in a tight labor market (07/21/2000)
• Labor force participation of Vietnam-era vets (06/08/2000)
• Over half of youth are students; half of students are in labor force (05/25/2000)
• Midwest has lowest unemployment rate again (04/04/2000)
• Lowest unemployment rates in decades at end of 1999 (03/29/2000)
• Part-time workers in 1998 (02/23/2000)
• Changes in women’s labor force participation in the 20th century (02/16/2000)
• Women’s share of labor force to edge higher by 2008 (02/14/2000)
• Fewer individuals experienced unemployment in 1998 (02/10/2000)
• Labor force and employment rates at highs (02/07/2000)
• Nearly two-thirds of workers are employed year round, full time (02/01/2000)
• Occupations with the largest growth, 1998-2008 (12/29/1999)
• Over half of contingent workers would prefer permanent jobs (12/22/1999)
• The grayby boom ages the labor force (12/20/1999)
• The labor force in 2008: race and Hispanic origin (12/14/1999)
• Millennial themes: age, education, services (12/01/1999)
• It takes more information to understand labor shortages (05/12/1999)
• Persons not in the labor force who want a job now declines in 1998 (04/22/1999)
• Suburbanites enjoy better labor market outcomes (12/11/1998)
• Education has positive impact on labor market activity of severely disabled (11/12/1998)
• 3 of 10 persons with severe disabilities are active in the labor market (11/05/1998)