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What worker productivity numbers can reveal
Dec 9, 2021
Productivity drops can confirm other trends like rising wages and shortages of materials.
Jobs report reveals alarming level of long-term unemployment
Feb 5, 2021
This has many economists predicting the economic pain of the pandemic will last long after the economy "recovers."
Consumer prices didn't rise in October. That may not be good news.
Nov 12, 2020
Low inflation is a sign that the recovery may be losing steam.
Nearly two job seekers for every job: What it's like to look for work now
Nov 10, 2020
The unemployment rate is down, and more people are returning to the labor force. But finding a job isn't easy.
Jobs have bounced back in some parts of the economy. Others face a long slog.
Nov 6, 2020
More Americans are returning to the labor market. But more are also joing the ranks of the long-term unemployed.
The seasonal adjustment to jobless claims has been ... adjusted
Sep 3, 2020
The adjustments smooth out predictable changes in employment, but the pandemic economy has broken them.
Miscalculation of unemployment data not easy to fix
by
Andy Uhler
Jul 1, 2020
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said it might have been undercounting the number of workers classified as "unemployed on temporary layoff."
For public good, not for profit.
How’s the economy? vs. how’s the economy for each of us?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Jun 8, 2020
If you want to answer the second question, you’ve got to 'disaggregate' the data.
Why was the May unemployment number wrong?
by
Andie Corban
and Kai Ryssdal
Jun 8, 2020
Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal spoke with former BLS Commissioner Erica Groshen about the "misclassification" error.
Meet Rocio, 24, construction worker
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Feb 18, 2020
The Bureau of Labor Statistics would categorize Rocio’s job most broadly as “natural resources, construction and maintenance occupations.” One in 10 workers work jobs in that category.