WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSLrpt) -- Employment Characteristics of Families 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - April 23, 2026 (14 pages) * * * In 2025, 5.7 percent of families included an unemployed person, up from 5.3 percent in 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Of the nation's 85.9 million families, 79.8 percent had at least one employed member in 2025, down 0.3 percentage point over the year. These data on employment, unemploymen more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 (TNSLrpt) -- State Employment and Unemployment February 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - April 22, 2026 (18 pages) * * * Unemployment rates were higher in Febraury in 1 state and stable in 49 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirteen states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 2 states had decreases, and 35 states had little change. The national une more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 23, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * 28 percent of eldercare providers engaged in eldercare on a given day in 2023-2024 Eldercare providers are defined as individuals who provide unpaid care to someone age 65 or older who needs help because of a condition related to aging. Of the 38.2 million eldercare providers age 15 and older in 2023-2024, a little over one-four more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 20, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * Import prices up 2.1 percent, export prices up 5.6 percent over the year ended March 2026 U.S. import prices advanced 2.1 percent from March 2025 to March 2026. This 12-month increase was the largest over-the-year advance since the index rose 2.2 percent in December 2024. U.S. export prices rose 5.6 percent for the 12-month peri more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 22, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * Median weekly earnings $1,098 for women, $1,362 for men, first quarter 2026 Median weekly earnings of the nation's 121 million full-time wage and salary workers were $1,235 in the first quarter of 2026. This was 3.4 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 2.7 percent in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 24, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * Union membership rate 10.0 percent in 2025 The union membership rate (the percentage of wage and salary workers who were members of unions) was 10.0 percent in 2025, little changed from the prior year. * * * Chart: Percent of employed who were members of unions, wage and salary workers, private industry and government, 2000-2 more PR