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Employment Statistics
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 2007/2008 Older Worker Profiles 
 This is "a series of reports on older workers that presents a detailed picture for people 55 and older in the work force. ... Individual reports will present data at the county and metropolitan area levels for 2004, based on data from the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) program." Individual reports for the 30 participating states include data for the state and by county. From the U.S. Census Bureau. http://lehd.did.census.gov/led/library/profiles_2007.html Topics: Jobs & Work Last updated Feb 23, 2009 The ADP National Employment Report
This report "is a measure of nonfarm private employment, based on a subset of aggregated and anonymous payroll data that represents approximately 400,000 of ADP's 500,000 U.S. business clients and roughly 24 million employees working in all 19 of the major North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) private industrial sectors." View current data and past monthly data back to May 2006, read about methodology, and find related material. From Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP). http://www.adpemploymentreport.com/ Topics: Jobs & Work Last updated Jan 12, 2009 Executive Excess 2007: The Staggering Social Cost of U.S. Business Leadership
This report released in August 2007 provides data and analysis about CEO compensation and the CEO-worker pay gap. Also include comparisons of compensation for U.S. business leaders with other U.S. leaders and European business leaders, and proposals for change. Opens directly into a PDF document. From the Institute for Policy Studies and United for a Fair Economy. http://www.ips-dc.org/reports/070829-executiveexcess.pdf Topics: Jobs & Work Last updated Jun 28, 2009 Landmark Study on Green Collar Jobs
This study (published in 2007 and released in February 2008), "found that green collar jobs are highly suitable for people who would typically struggle to find work." Includes the full report, findings from which were based on interviews with more than 20 green businesses in Berkeley, California, and an executive summary and news story. From California State University; report author is an urban studies professor at San Francisco State University. http://blogs.calstate.edu/cpdc_sustainability/?p=245 Topics: Jobs & Work Last updated Jan 21, 2009 New Monthly Data Series on the Employment Status of People With a Disability
This monthly series, which began in February 2009, provides "labor force data from the CPS [Current Population Survey] for persons with a disability." Includes employment rate, employment-population ratio, and other data for men and women 16 years and older. Also provides a FAQ and archived data starting with October 2008. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. Department of Labor. http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsdisability.htm Topics: Disabilities, Jobs & Work, Statistics Last updated May 4, 2009 Older Women Workers, Ages 55 and Over
This document presents quick facts about U.S. women in the workforce, ages 55 and older, noting that of the 34.9 million women in that age group in 2004, "10.7 million were in the labor force (working or looking for work)." Covers types of occupations, retirement age, pensions, and median income. Includes links to related data and publications. From the U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau. http://www.dol.gov/wb/factsheets/qf-olderworkers55.htm Topics: Jobs & Work, Women Last updated Feb 23, 2009 Overview of BLS Statistics on Unemployment
Links to a number of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) programs that provide information about joblessness. Programs include the National Unemployment Rate (from the Current Population Survey), State and Local Unemployment Rates, International Unemployment Rates (for 10 countries, including Japan, Canada, France, and Sweden), and Mass Layoff Statistics. Also includes a list of unemployment research publications, some of which are available online. From the BLS, U.S. Department of Labor. http://www.bls.gov/bls/unemployment.htm Topics: Jobs & Work Last updated Nov 4, 2008 Spotlight on Statistics: Older Workers
This feature from 2008 provides questions and answers about U.S. workers age 65 and older. Some of the topics include the increase in older workers and why this increase does not reflect the aging baby-boom population, part-time vs. full-time employment of older workers, distribution of employed women by marital status, education level, wages, and retirement benefits. From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Division of Information Services. http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2008/older_workers/ Topics: Jobs & Work Last updated Feb 23, 2009 The State of Working America
Tables and figures from the most recent edition of this work that has been "prepared biennially since 1988 ... [and which] sums up the problems and challenges facing American working families, presenting a wide variety of data on family incomes, taxes, wages, unemployment, wealth, and poverty." Selected chapters on topics such as wealth disparities and international comparisons are also available online. From the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). http://www.stateofworkingamerica.org/ Topics: Jobs & Work, Statistics Last updated Aug 27, 2007 |
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