Bureau of Labor Statistics

New college graduates find job market unwelcoming

28 days ago

Underemployment, which adds in those who have given up searching and part-timers who want full-time jobs, has climbed to 18.3 percent for recent college graduates, compared with 9.9 percent in...

While Wall Street soars, jobs market still scarred

40 days ago

These "missing workers" are in addition to the 4.4 million long-term unemployed in April, as measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Yahoo ban turns spotlight on telecommuting

101 days ago

Some use small samples, others rely on a wild array of statistics from the U.S. Census, the Small Business Administration or the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

DC region faces unique challenges from budget cuts

104 days ago

Thousands of federal government workers for agencies as varied as the CIA and the Patent and Trademark Office make their home in the area - about 15 percent of the total federal workforce,...

Telecommuting: Was Yahoo doing it right?

105 days ago

Some use small samples, others rely on a wild array of statistics from the U.S. Census, the Small Business Administration or the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Union membership plunges in U.S.

145 days ago

Overall membership fell by about 400,000 workers to 14.4 million, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Unions suffer steep decline in membership

146 days ago

The Bureau of Labor Statistics says the unionization rate fell from 11.8 percent to 11.3 percent of all workers, the lowest level since the 1930s.

States hope for rebound in construction

152 days ago

STATES WITH MOST LOSSES IN CONSTRUCTION JOBS:-Nevada: 66 percent-Florida: 53 percent-Arizona: 51 percent-Michigan: 45 percent-Idaho: 44 percent-Delaware: 42 percent-South Carolina: 42...