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According to the June 17 report by the BLS, in May, 24 states reported over-the-month unemployment rate decreases, 13 states and the District of Columbia had increases, and 13 had no change. Nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 27 states and the district, increased in 22, and was unchanged in 1 state.
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May 20 In the first quarter of 2011, 1,393 extended mass layoff events involved 190,389
worker separations. Total events and worker separations have decreased over the
year for six consecutive quarters.
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April 22 report from the BLS: In March employers took 1,286 mass layoff actions involving 118,523 workers. Mass layoff events decreased by 135 from the prior month, and initial claims decreased by 12,295. Mass layoff events in the manufacturing sector decreased to 253, a new program low.
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This is a statemnt made on April 1st to Joint Economic committees of Congress by Keith Hall, Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. "In March, nonfarm payroll employment rose by 216,000, and private-sector employment rose by 230,000. The unemployment rate was little changed at 8.8 percent; the rate has declined
by one percentage point since November 2010. Since a recent low point in February 2010, nonfarm payroll employment has risen by 1.5 million. Private-sector employment rose by 1.8 million over the same period, an average of 138,000 per month. In March, job growth occurred in professional and business services, health care, leisure and hospitality, and mining. Manufacturing employment continued to trend up over the month.
Professional and business services employment rose by 78,000 in March. This industry has added 692,000 jobs since a recent low point in September 2009. In March, employment in temporary help services rose by 29,000. Temporary help services has added about a half million jobs since August 2009.
Employment in health care continued to rise in March (+37,000). The increase was spread among several components, including ambulatory health care services (+18,000), hospitals (+10,000), and nursing and residential care facilities (+9,000). Since the start of the recent recession in December 2007, health care employment has risen by 902,000, while total nonfarm employment has declined by 7.2 million.
The leisure and hospitality industry added 37,000 jobs in March. Growth in food services and drinking places (+27,000) accounted for most of the increase. Within goods-producing industries, mining employment rose by 14,000 in March, mostly due to an increase in support activities for mining (+9,000). Since a recent low point in October 2009, mining employment has risen by 96,000.
Employment in manufacturing continued to trend up in March (+17,000). Factory job gains continued to be
concentrated in durable goods, with over-the-month increases in fabricated metal products (+8,000) and machinery (+5,000). Construction employment changed little over the month.
Employment in local government continued to trend down over the month (-15,000). This sector has lost 416,000 jobs since its employment peak in September 2008.
Average hourly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls were unchanged in March at $22.87. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have risen by 1.7 percent. From February 2010 to February 2011, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased by 2.2
percent.
Turning to measures from the survey of households, the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.8 percent in March. The jobless rate has declined by one percentage point since November 2010. Over that period, unemployment declined by nearly 1.5 million, and employment rose by 1.4 million, leaving the labor force nearly unchanged on net (after accounting for the population adjustment in January).
In March, the labor force participation rate held at 64.2 percent, and the employment-population ratio, at 58.5 percent, was little changed. The number of long-term unemployed remained high at 6.1 million, 45.5 percent of total unemployment. Over the month, the number of individuals who were working part time although they would have preferred full-time work was 8.4 million, down from 9.0 million a year
earlier.
In summary, nonfarm payroll employment rose by 216,000 in March, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.8 percent."
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As of Feb. 4, the unemployment rate dropped to 8.9%
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The latest Mass Layoffs news release from the BLS: In January, employers took 1,534 mass layoff actions involving 149,799 workers. The number of mass layoff events increased by 51 from the prior month, and associated initial claims increased by 11,807. Layoff activity in the manufacturing sector also increased over the month.
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Good news! Latest figures released Feb. 4, 2011, by the BLS: The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 9.0 percent in January, while non farm payroll employment changed little (+36,000). Employment rose in manufacturing and retail and declined in construction and transportation.
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January 27, from the BLS: In December employers took 1,483 mass layoff actions involving 137,992 workers. Layoff events decreased to its lowest level since April 2008. Annual totals for 2010 events and initial claims declined from record levels reported in 2009.
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January 25: In December 20 states had over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 15 states and the District of Columbia had decreases, and 15 states had no change. Nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 35 states and the district and increased in 15 states.
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Jan. 7, 2011: The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 9.4 percent in December, and nonfarm payroll employment increased by 103,000. Employment rose in leisure and hospitality and in health care but was little changed in other major industries.
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Dec. 23 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics: In November employers took 1,586 mass layoff actions involving 152,816 workers. Layoff events decreased by 65 from the prior month, while initial claims increased by 4,757. Manufacturing accounted for 354 events, resulting in 39,465 initial claims.
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In November 21 states and the District of Columbia had over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 15 had decreases, and 14 showed no change, according to the Bureau of Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nonfarm payroll employment fell in 28 states, rose in 20 and the District of Columbia, and was unchanged in 2 states.
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In October, employers took 1,651 mass layoff actions involving 148,059 workers. Events increased by 121 from the prior month, and initial claims increased by 9,839. Manufacturing accounted for 356 mass layoff events, resulting in 37,438 initial claims; both figures increased over the month.
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According to the BLS report issued in November, In the third quarter of 2010, 1,297 extended mass layoff events resulted in 187,091 separations. Over the year, both events and separations decreased sharply from program high third quarter levels. The average size of a layoff was the smallest in program history.
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According to the BLS, in
August, 403 mass layoff events were reported in the manufacturing
sector, resulting in 46,540 initial claims. Employers took 1,546 mass
layoff actions involving 150,192 workers. Events decreased by 63 over
the month, while associated initial claims increased by 6,489.
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Friday, September 3, 2010, from the BLS In August, nonfarm payroll employment changed little (-54,000), and the unemployment rate was about unchanged at 9.6 percent. Large declines in federal government employment continued as additional Census 2010 workers completed their temporary jobs. Private-sector employment continued to trend up modestly (+67,000) and has increased by an average of 72,000 per month over the past 4 months. In August, federal government employment fell for the third consecutive month. The number of temporary Census 2010 workers declined by 114,000, following declines of 225,000 and 143,000 in June and July, respectively. This leaves 82,000 temporary decennial census workers on the payroll. Health care continued to add jobs (+28,000) in August, with employment increases in both ambulatory health care services and hospitals. Employment in mining (+8,000) also continued to expand, reflecting ongoing job gains in support activities for mining. Temporary help services employment was up over the month (+17,000), following virtually no gain in July. Since September of last year, this industry has added 392,000 jobs. Manufacturing employment fell by 27,000 over the month, mostly offsetting an increase in July. As with July¿s gain, most of August¿s decline occurred in motor vehicles and parts manufacturing, where a number of plants deviated from their normal retooling practice of shutting down in July and reopening
in August. Over the 2-month span, employment was essentially unchanged in motor vehicles and parts. In construction, employment was up by 19,000 in August; however, about half of the increase was due to the return of 10,000 workers to their jobs following a strike in July. On net, construction employment is about unchanged since March. Average hourly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 6 cents in August to $22.66. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have risen by 1.7 percent. From July 2009 to July 2010, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased by 1.3 percent. Turning to measures from the survey of households, the unemployment rate was 9.6 percent in August.
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Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC), a product of the National Compensation Survey,
measures employer costs for wages, salaries, and employee benefits for nonfarm private and state and
local government workers.
Health benefit employer costs were $4.43 per hour worked for state and local government and $2.01 in
private industry. Paid leave, including vacation, holiday, sick, and personal leave, cost $3.05 per hour
worked for state and local government and $1.86 in private industry. Retirement and savings costs,
which include both defined benefit and defined contribution plans, were $3.23 per hour worked for state
and local government employers and 94 cents for private employers. (See chart 2.)
Cost per hour worked
Chart 2. Employer costs per hour worked: selected
benefits, state and local government and private
industry workers, September 2009
Cost per hour worked
Chart 1. Employer costs per hour worked: civilian,
private industry, and state and local government
workers, September 2009
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Here are some interesting summaries taken from the reports of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The industries examined are the apparel industry and the footwear industry. Two of the categories comprise this first report: Sewing Machine Operators and Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers.
In the year 2000, there were 362,010 sewing machine operators employed nationwide. Thier mean annual wage was $17,450.
In the year 2007, there were 2,150 sewing machine operators nationwide. Their mean annual wage was $22,280.
The footwear industry is equally decimated.
In the year 2000, there were 12,210 shoe and leather workers and repairers with a mean salary of $18,860. In 2007. there were 2,120 with a mean salary of $22,510.
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