WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0925) on June 4, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages - Fourth Quarter 2024": * * * From December 2023 to December 2024, employment increased in 256 of the 369 largest U.S. counties, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In December 2024, national employment increased to 156.2 million, a 0.8-percent increase over the year, as measured by the Qu more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0924) on June 3, 2025, entitled "Job Openings and Labor Turnover - April 2025": * * * The number of job openings was little changed at 7.4 million in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, both hires and total separations were little changed at 5.6 million and 5.3 million, respectively. Within separations, quits (3.2 million) and more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0926) entitled "Productivity and Costs": * * * First Quarter 2025, Revised * * * Nonfarm business sector labor productivity decreased 1.5 percent in the first quarter of 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, as output decreased 0.2 percent and hours worked increased 1.3 percent. (All quarterly percent changes in this release are seasonally adj more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from on June 4, 2025, Economics Daily: * * * 31 percent of workers in financial activities had access to a defined benefit retirement plan In March 2024, 15 percent of private industry workers had access to a defined benefit plan. Defined benefit plans provide employees with guaranteed retirement benefits based on plan formulas. An employee's retirement age, length of service, more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * 38.3 percent of employed older Americans worked part time in 2024 In 2024, about one in five people age 65 and older participated in the labor force by working or looking for work. However, older Americans who continue to work often shift toward part-time rather than full-time employment. Among employed people age 65 and older, 38.3 percent worked p more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on June 3, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * South Dakota had lowest unemployment rate in April 2025 at 1.8 percent From April 2024 to April 2025, 26 states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate increases from a year earlier, 1 state had a decrease, and 23 states had little change. The national unemployment rate was 4.2 percent, 0.3 percentage point higher than a  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates under 3.0 percent in 77 metropolitan areas in April 2025 Unemployment rates were higher in April 2025 than a year earlier in 286 of the 387 metropolitan areas, lower in 72 areas, and unchanged in 29 areas. A total of 77 metropolitan areas had unemployment rates of less than 3.0 percent and 8 areas had rates of at least 8.0 percent more PR