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Labor Statistics in the United States

Labor Statistics in the United States. Grace York March 2004. Labor Statistics Includes. Basic employment and labor force data Welfare of the labor force Industrial employment issues. Basic Employment Data. Employed persons and salary by industry and occupation

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Labor Statistics in the United States

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  1. Labor Statistics in the United States Grace York March 2004

  2. Labor Statistics Includes • Basic employment and labor force data • Welfare of the labor force • Industrial employment issues

  3. Basic Employment Data • Employed persons and salary by industry and occupation • Unemployed persons (actively looking for work) • Labor Force (combination of employed and those unemployed who are looking for work)

  4. Labor Force Data May be broken down by demographic characteristics • Age • Race • Sex • Educational attainment • Marital status • Number of children

  5. People Not in Labor Force Examples: • Retired • Disabled • Caring for children • Students Data incorporated in Census rather than labor statistics

  6. Welfare of Workers Examples: • Salaries • Benefits (vacation, insurance) • Worker injuries • Consumer price index • Consumer expenditures

  7. Industrial Employment Issues Examples: • Labor unions • Labor strikes • Employment cost index • Worker Productivity

  8. Two U.S. Statistical Agencies • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics • Conducts surveys of industries and governments on all aspects of labor and prices • U.S. Census Bureau • Conducts surveys of individuals on employment status • Conducts surveys of industries on finances (employment, payrolls, income)

  9. Bureau of Labor Statisticshttp://www.bls.gov/

  10. BLS Handbook of Methodshttp://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homtoc.htm Subject Surveys • Employment and Unemployment • Compensation and Working Conditions • Occupational Safety and Health • Productivity and Technical • Economic Growth and Employment Projections • Prices and Living Conditions Contents of Each Survey Section • Survey descriptions, definitions, and methodology • Sample survey forms • Bibliographies

  11. BLS Surveys Census Bureau • Monthly household survey of employment conducted for BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics • Questionnaires and visits to business establishments • Collects data provided by states • Does not survey individual people or households • Frequency varies: monthly, quarterly, annually, every few years Not All Data Can Be Compared

  12. Classification Systems • Standard Occupation Code • http://www.bls.gov/soc/home.htm (Agricultural positions are farm managers and four types of agricultural workers) • North American Industrial Classification System • http://www.census.gov/epcd/naics02/ (Includes detailed types of farms)

  13. Employment Data • Current Employment Survey • Monthly national and state data on employment, hours and earnings - nonfarm only • Current Population Survey • Monthly data on characteristics of the labor force for the nation and states, including unemployment • State and Local Unemployment • Monthly data from states on unemployment rates in places over 25,000 • Occupational Employment Survey • Annual data on 700 occupations and 400 industries

  14. Current Employment Survey Main Page http://www.bls.gov/bls/employment.htm • BLS Handbook of Methods • Survey used • Forms of publication • Detailed tables • Analytical Tables Prepared by BLS • Data Collection Forms • Related Government Statistical Programs

  15. Current Employment Survey Access to Tables http://www.bls.gov/bls/employment.htm • Most popular tables • Create Your Own Customized Tables • Single and multiple screen methods • FTP Data • Pre-Tabulated Data • Special Analytical Tables Created by BLS

  16. Current Population Surveyhttp://www.bls.gov/cps/home.htm • Monthly survey of households rather than businesses • Conducted by the Census Bureau • Employment and unemployment by age, race, sex, education, etc. • Why people dropped out of the labor force • Wages • Labor union membership, • Special Analytical Tables Created by BLS

  17. Local Area Unemploymenthttp://www.bls.gov/lau/home.htm • Monthly employment and unemployment • States, counties and places of 25,000+ • Data from State Unemployment Insurance Records

  18. Industrieshttp://www.bls.gov/lau/home.htm • Employer Costs (Salaries and Benefits) • Labor Productivity • Occupational Safety and Health (responsibility of employer)

  19. Employer Costshttp://www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/home.htm Salary and benefits per hour for industries and occupations

  20. Labor Productivityhttp://www.bls.gov/lpc/home.htm • Output per hour worked and rate of change over time • Available by industry • Uses several different survey programs

  21. Safety and Healthhttp://www.bls.gov/iif/home.htm • Worker illnesses and fatalities • Data comes from Occupational Safety and Health Administration Records • Fatalities by cause, demographics, and industry • Injuries by industry and days of missed work

  22. Occupationshttp://www.bls.gov/bls/occupation.htm • Wages by Occupation (400) and Industry (750) for Nation, States, and Metropolitan Areas – very detailed • Occupational Wages by State and Metropolitan Area – not by industry; less detailed • Career Information • Occupational Projections • Occupational Outlook Handbook

  23. Occupationshttp://www.bls.gov/oes/home.htm • Comparison of salaries by like occupation (e.g. computer and mathematics specialists) • Salaries of detailed occupations (.e.g statisticians) by industry or state or metropolitan area

  24. Occupationshttp://www.bls.gov/bls/blswage.htm • Helps employers set wage for new jobs • Covers most metropolitan areas • Broader groups of occupations (computer and mathematical scientists not statisticians)

  25. Occupational Projectionshttp://www.bls.gov/emp/home.htm • Compare growth rate of jobs by education or detailed occupation • Compare growth industries and occupations within them

  26. Occupational Outlook Handbookhttp://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm • Helps high school and college students make career choices • Searchable or browsable • Provides • Educational requirements • Working conditions • Salaries • Job prospects

  27. Inflation and Expenditureshttp://www.bls.gov/bls/inflation.htm • Consumer Price Index • Inflation rate used for government economic policies and salary increase • Producer Prices • Inflation rate in wholesale prices • Used as economic predictor • Consumer Expenditures • Spending habits used for marketing

  28. Consumer Price Indexhttp://www.bls.gov/cpi/home.htm • Rate of change in cost of • Food • Shelter • Clothes • Transportation • Medical care • Recreation • Collected monthly from 87 urban areas

  29. Consumer Expenditureshttp://www.bls.gov/cex/home.htm • Annual amount spent on individual products by household characteristics • Total amount spent on all products by household characteristics

  30. Printed Publicationshttp://www.bls.gov/opub/home.htm • BLS Handbook of Methods • Occupational Outlook Handbook • Occupational Outlook Quarterly • Monthly Bulletin of Labor Statistics • Technical Articles

  31. BLS Indexhttp://www.bls.gov/ A-Z Index for Browsing Search Engine for Entire Web Site

  32. Census Bureau Programshttp://www.census.gov/ • Census of Population and Housing (10 years) • American Community Survey (annual) • Current Population Survey (monthly) • Economic Census (5 years) • Census of Agriculture(5 years) • County Business Patterns (annual) • Trade Statistics (monthly)

  33. Census Bureau Programshttp://www.census.gov/ Census of Population and Housing • Taken every 10 years • Data to small geographic areas (8 blocks) • Labor force status • Occupation • Industry • Income and poverty • Transportation to work

  34. Census Bureau Programshttp://www.census.gov/

  35. Decennial Censushttp://factfinder.census.gov/

  36. Decennial Censushttp://factfinder.census.gov/

  37. Decennial Censushttp://www.census.gov/eeo2000/index.html • Occupation by sex and race for places of 50,000+ • Educational attainment by age, race and sex for places of 50,000+ • For affirmative action hiring

  38. Decennial Censushttp://www.census.gov/eeo2000/index.html

  39. Current Population Surveyhttp://www.census.gov/ Use A-Z Index to Access Most Subjects

  40. County Business Patternshttp://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html • Employment and payrolls by detailed industry • States, counties, metropolitan areas, and zip code • Collected annually

  41. Census of Agriculturehttp://www.nass.usda.gov/census/

  42. National Center for Education Statisticshttp://www.nces.ed.gov/ • Directories of schools and school districts with enrollment by race • Enrollment, teachers, and school funding for all education levels by state • National educational test results • Outcomes of education (salaries by education level) • Special studies on parental involvement, teacher unions, financial aid, early childhood education

  43. National Center for Education Statisticshttp://www.nces.ed.gov/

  44. Finding U.S. Government Statistics • No single search engine for all variables • Alternatives • FedStats <http://www.fedstats.gov/> • Textual search engines • http://www.google.com/unclesam • http://www.firstgov.gov/ • List of Government Agencies inhttp://www.firstgov.gov

  45. Fedstatshttp://www.fedstats.gov/

  46. FirstGovhttp://www.firstgov.gov/

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