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- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Using data on rising rents to predict future inflation https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2022/beyond-bls/pdf/using-data-on-rising-rents-to-predict-future-inflation.pdf 3 comments economics
- In case you were wondering how institutions know all the data before we do, the Bureau of Labor Statistics sends it to them early! https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/05/business/economy/labor-statistics-super-users.html 17 comments wallstreetbets
- Disentangling Rent Index Differences: Data, Methods, and Scope | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics https://www.bls.gov/osmr/research-papers/2022/pdf/ec220100.pdf 7 comments economics
- Wages in the U.S. fell over the past year despite an ongoing economic boom, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics http://thehill.com/policy/finance/401341-wages-drop-despite-economic-boom 16 comments economy
- Tony Fratto, former spokesman for George W. Bush, tweeted that Bureau of Labor Statistics "is not manipulating data...Stop with the dumb conspiracy theories. Good grief." http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2012/10/05/obama-jack-welch-general-election/1614969/ 245 comments politics
- In the 30 months since the recession officially ended, nearly 1 million people have dropped out of the labor force — they aren't working, and they aren't looking — according to data from Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. In the past two months, the labor force shrank by 170,000. http://news.investors.com/article/597581/201201121629/jobless-figures-hide-real-problems.htm 14 comments economy
- 'Jack Welch doesn't have any clue about how the unemployment data are collected, or he is just a liar. The economists and statisticians at the Bureau of Labor Statistics may not be the most exciting people in the world, but they are honest. And for that, we should be very grateful.' http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/10/opinion/baker-welch-unemployment 5 comments politics
- [Graph] The employment-population ratio has declined roughly 4% since 2008 - Bureau of Labor Statistics Data http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/lns12300000 8 comments economy
- Bloomberg: An economist from the Bureau of Labor Statistics corresponded on data related to a key US inflation gauge with major Wall Street firms, raising questions about equitable access to economic information https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-09/jpmorgan-blackrock-among-bls-economist-s-cpi-super-users 2 comments economy
- One shortage in booming oil fields: regulators; "'They're in demand and we don't pay as much'...Nationwide, petroleum engineers working in industry make 70 percent more than those working for governments, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics." http://www.marketplace.org/topics/sustainability/one-shortage-booming-oil-fields-regulators 3 comments politics
- Who's dropping out of the labor force? Not just retiring Baby Boomers "Government data suggest it is not simply a matter of Baby Boomers reaching retirement age. Rather, it is the boomers’ children who appear to be falling out the most, data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show." http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2014/03/shrinking_labor_force_us_nj_unemployment_rate.html 6 comments politics
- New BLS Data Show Gender Gap Growing in College Education. A report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics today says that young women have opened up a big lead over young men in education. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-03-01/new-bls-data-shows-gender-gap-growing-in-college-education#r=nav-r-story 6 comments politics