Smartphone users gain mobile access to latest labor data and news WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The most up- to-date employment data and economic news releases from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics and its Employment and Training Administration now can be viewed using a new mobile application.
By Angela Carter Register Staff Job numbers released Friday by the federal Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics show temporary employment increased by 2.5 percent -- representing 166,000 jobs -- last month.
The Department of Labor is submitting the Bureau of Labor Statistics sponsored information collection request (ICR) revision titled, ``National Compensation Survey,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Retail prices in the Northeast region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.4 percent in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. The other goods and services index (which includes tobacco and smoking products, personal care products and services, and miscellaneous personal services such as legal, funeral, and laundry and dry cleaning services) edged up 0.3 percent since January and were up 1.9 percent over the year.
Electronic health records aren't just today's information technology challenge; many people hope they're tomorrow's job creators. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Department of Education, about 50,000 health information technology workers will be needed to meet the federal mandate requiring health care providers to implement electronic health records by 2015.
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsored information collection request (ICR) revision titled, ``Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Safety and Health Statistics Cooperative Agreement Application Package,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Mass Layoff Statistics Program,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Higher prices for food and fuel are hitting Miami Valley consumers whose wages haven't kept pace with a yearlong surge in the cost of everything from butter to heating oil. Average weekly wages in the eight-county Miami Valley region rose 2.4 percent to $677.38 through the first three quarters of 2010, compared to the same period a year earlier, based on a Dayton Daily News analysis of the most recent figures available from the U.S. Census Bureau. Meanwhile, overall commodity prices -- led by spiking oil and gas prices -- have been rising at an annual rate of about 6 percent over the past three months, according to Labor Department statistics.
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
President Obama and his advisers must think unemployment or the economy won't matter to the average voter next year. About 1 in 6 Americans either find themselves in the unemployment line or are stuck flipping burgers to get by. Wages declined last month as unemployment and inflation ticked up. The economy isn't growing, the job market is worsening, and Mr. Obama is threatening more of the same economic policies. Although the official unemployment number is scary enough at 9.2 percent, it doesn't take into account people who've just lost hope of ever finding work and have fallen out of the Labor Department statistics. Just 64.1 percent of the population is at work - the lowest participation rate since 1984. Had this figure stayed at the same level where it had been two years ago, 65.7 p...
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