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While Wall Street soars, jobs market still scarred

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

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.

U.S. adds 236,000 jobs as unemployment hits 4-year low

The surveys that the Bureau of Labor Statistics used to gauge employment and unemployment were conducted in the weeks before Washington failed to stave off the sequester -- $85 billion in federal...

DC region faces unique challenges from budget cuts

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?

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.

Job growth still sluggish; jobless rate inches up

The overall jobs number was dragged down by 9,000 lost government jobs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

Union membership plunges in U.S.

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

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.

December hiring meets expectations

For all of 2012, employers addded 1.835 million new jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Texas jobless rate lowest in nearly four years

In Fort Worth-Arlington, job growth looked particularly strong as the area added 7,100 jobs from October and 27,600 from a year ago, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

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State jobless rate hits 5-year low

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Is our jobless rate high or low? There's a stat for that

In bureaucratese, it is the U6 column in the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' "Alternative...

Citizen soldiers lose jobs; U.S. government biggest offender

The national Bureau of Labor Statistics puts Florida in the middle when it comes to veterans...

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Mom's 'Salary' In 2013 Is $59,862 For 90-Hour Work Week, According To Insure.com

A mom in 2013 was worth $59,862 per year, down from $60,182 in 2012 and $61,436 in 2011, Insure...

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One spot where government spending is going up

Large companies also provide electronic files to BLS that includes data from all their work sites.

A Reality Check on Inflation

The BLS says inflation has averaged about 3% per year over the past 30 years.

Veteran unemployment dropped to 9.9% in 2012

The unemployment rate for veterans dropped last year, according to a report out Wednesday from...