WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- Access to and Use of Leave 2024-2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Aug. 26, 2026 (25 pages) * * * DATA FROM THE AMERICAN TIME USE SURVEY - In 2024-25, 71 percent of wage and salary workers had access to paid leave at their jobs, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This was an increase from 2017-18, when 66 percent of workers had access to paid leave. These findings are from a supplementary set of questions--the 2024-25 Leave and Job Flexibilities Modul more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages First Quarter 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Aug. 28, 2026 (17 pages) * * * From March 2025 to March 2026, employment increased in 151 of the 376 largest U.S. counties, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In March 2026, national employment increased to 154.8 million, a 0.1-percent increase over the year, as measured by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. Licking, OH, had the largest over-the-year in more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- Current Employment Statistics Preliminary Benchmark (National) March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Aug. 28, 2026 (3 pages) * * * The preliminary estimate of the Current Employment Statistics (CES) national benchmark revision to total nonfarm employment for March 2026 was -79,000 (-0.1 percent), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The preliminary benchmark revision for total private employment was -178,000 (-0.1 percent). The annual benchmark revision more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- Current Employment Statistics Preliminary Benchmark (State and Area) March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Aug. 28, 2026 (6 pages) * * * The average absolute preliminary benchmark revision across all states and the District of Columbia was 0.4 percent for March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In accordance with usual practice, final benchmark data for all CES state and metropolitan area series are scheduled to be published in March 2027 with  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- Employment Projections 2025-2035 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Aug. 27, 2026 (10 pages) * * * The U.S. economy is projected to add 5.9 million jobs from 2025 to 2035, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Total employment is projected to increase from 170.3 million to 176.2 million and grow 3.5 percent, which is slower than the 10.9 percent growth recorded over the 2015-25 decade. (See chart 1.) * * * Chart 1. Total employment, 2005-2025 and projected 203 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- Productivity and Costs by Industry - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Aug. 26, 2026 (14 pages) * * * SELECTED SERVICE-PROVIDING INDUSTRIES - 2025 - Labor productivity rose in 15 of 30 selected service-providing industries in 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Output rose in 18 industries in 2025 while hours worked increased in the same number of industries. Productivity ranged from a 10.8-percent decline in wired telecommunications carriers to a 12.9- more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- Worker Displacement 2023 - 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Aug. 27, 2026 (15 pages) * * * From January 2023 through December 2025, there were 3.3 million workers displaced from jobs they had held for at least 3 years, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This was up by 746,000 workers from the prior survey period covering January 2021 to December 2023. In January 2026, 66.1 percent of long-tenured workers displaced from 2023 to 2025 were reemployed, lit more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Export prices up 8.2 percent from July 2025 to July 2026 Export prices increased 8.2 percent from July 2025 to July 2026. Prices for agricultural exports increased 5.7 percent, the largest 12-month increase since prices rose 9.3 percent from December 2021 to December 2022. Over the year ended July 2026, prices for nonagricultural exports increased 8.5 percent. * * * Chart: U.S. export price indexes, 12-mo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Aug. 24, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * Hires rates were 4.0 percent or higher in 6 states in 2025 In 2025, annual average hires rates averaged 4.0 percent or higher in 6 states: Alaska (5.2 percent), Montana (4.8 percent), Wyoming (4.5 percent), Idaho (4.2 percent), and Indiana and South Carolina (4.0 percent each). Among these six states, annual hires levels ranged from 158,000 in Wyoming to 1,584,000 in Indiana. Nationally, t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Aug. 26, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * Teens ages 16 to 19 were employed at nearly half the rate of young adults ages 20 to 24 in July 2026 The month of July typically marks the summertime peak in youth employment. The employment-population ratio, which is the percentage of the population that is currently working, was 36.5 percent for teens ages 16 to 19 in July 2026, compared with 67.5 percent for young adults ages 20 to 24.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates were lower in 10 states in July 2026 In July 2026, unemployment rates were lower than a month earlier in 10 states and stable in 40 states and the District of Columbia. Twelve states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 10 states and the District had decreases, and 28 states had little change. The national unemployment rate, 4.1 percent, changed little both over the month and o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * 78 percent of amusement and recreation attendants were required to interact verbally with the public every few minutes Some of the biggest state fairs take place during the summer and early fall, including the Ohio State Fair, New York State Fair, Minnesota State Fair, The Big E of New England (the only multi-state fair), and the State Fair of Texas. These fairs promote agricultural education and more PR