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Summer Youth Labor Force

August 28, 2008
From April to July 2008 (July being the traditional summertime peak for youth employment), the number of employed youth 16 to 24 years old increased by 1.9 million to 21.0 million. Unemployment among youth increased by 1.2 million over the same period. Full Text »

Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment (Monthly)

August 27, 2008
Unemployment rates were higher in July than a year earlier in 338 of the 369 metropolitan areas, lower in 25 areas, and unchanged in 6 areas. Among the 310 metropolitan areas for which nonfarm payroll data were available in July, 188 metropolitan areas reported over-the-year increases in employment, 110 reported decreases, and 12 had no change. Full Text »

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On-the-job fatalities due to falls in 2007

August 28, 2008
The number of fatal on-the-job falls in 2007 rose to a series high of 835—a 39 percent increase since 1992 when the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries program was first conducted. Full Text »

Spotlight on Statistics

OOHOlder Workers

Workers age 65 and over are changing the face of the American workplace. This Spotlight on Statistics tells you how, using charts and audio.

 

 


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