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The article scrutinizes the alleged shortages in the supply of software developers. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data on the number of software developers working in the U.S. are provided along with statistics on the number of computer science degrees issued by U.S. colleges and universities and the alleged impacts of labor shortages on information technology and technological innovation are identified with a focus on corporations' employee retention and hiring strategies.

Comments on job growth and the United States economy. Discussion of the employment market, with data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics; Concern about the underlying strength of the economy causing economists to lower their gross domestic product forecasts; Reasons that job creation could have stalled; Data showing a squeeze in retail-trade employment, jobs in education, telecom and health care; The logic behind the idea that gains in manufacturing employment should have been bigger; How job cuts and new technology has led to productivity gains in some industries; Idea that job growth in education is driven by demographics and funding for lower teacher-student ratios; Statistics on job losses in the telecommunication sector; Job gains in health care.

The article profiles U.S. Deputy Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Aryness Joy Wickens. It is stated that, with intense and competent service in the U.S.'s bureaucracy, Wickens has reached in a field which is still considered largely a masculine preserve. It is reported that, despite her demanding job, Wickens has been able to maintain a fine balance between being an efficient executive, and her feminine nature.

The article presents information on various political and social issues of the world. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in August 1919, made a study of what it cost to maintain a family of five at a minimum of health and comfort in Washington D.C. This budget includes the actual necessities of life, and in addition an extra hat and ribbon or two, a little insurance, education, a magazine or a movie once in a while, and such sundries. It is by no means a luxurious standard. The only favorable thing to be said about the nomination of U.S. Senator Warren G. Harding by the Republicans is that it prevented something worse.

The article presents information on several socio-political developments from across the world. In an article entitled "Value of Labor Statistics," the American Wool and Cotton reporter is led to make some remarks to manufacturers which, in view of their source, have great significance. It expresses its approval of the practice of comparing the yearly earnings of working-people in manufactures in the U.S. with those prevailing in similar occupations in countries which may be regarded as competitors. Lord Farrer, whose reputation as a financier is well known, has an article in the last Contemporary Review on Sir William Harcourt's budget, which touches incidentally on one of its most important features. As is already well known, Sir William is the first Chancellor of the Exchequer who has had the courage to attempt to infuse order into the financial chaos known in England as the succession or "death" duties.

The article presents discussions on political and social developments from around the world. A report was given to the press on Monday from Chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of New York, C.F. Peck. It is entitled the "Effect of the Tariff on Labor and Wages," and it is hailed by the chief Republican organ as a great campaign document for that party. Peck's present publication is noticeable only as a studied attempt to help the Republican party over a difficult piece of road. The article further discusses the ownership of the farms and homes of Maine.

Productivity is currently a very popular word. It constantly recurs in all manner of discussions, from wage negotiations to debates on European rearmament. Although close listening usually reveals a somewhat different meaning implied by each speaker, productivity is nevertheless gaining widespread use as a deceptive term. But the productivity concept can be more than just another means of saying that United States business has turned out a large amount of goods. If used properly, it can play an important role in furthering as well as describing industrial effectiveness. This article has a threefold purpose: (1) to clear up some of the misunderstanding that has arisen over the meaning and measurement of productivity; (2) to underline a few of the recent variations in productivity which, despite their importance, are frequently overlooked; and (3) to point up several of the ways in which the productivity concept can be of use to the businessman in the management of his firm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on a survey that examines a decline in work standards in U.S. industries. Although some statistics indicate that over-all output per man-hour is increasing in most industries, this study found that the average worker in this survey of 12 companies is not producing at or near his potential. Low output affects workers who have a productivity clause in the union contract, as well as stockholders and the national security. A plan to revise work standards must be implemented throughout the factory in order to reduce inefficiencies in labor utilization and labor costs. Topics include development and installation of new work standards, resistance to change, the "management clause" and bargaining requirement in the Taft-Hartley Act, and guaranteed earnings.

The article analyzes methods for estimating the annual volume of retail trade in the United States. Statistical information from federal censuses regarding the retail business are discussed, including the number of workers employed in various aspects of the retail trade sector. Methods of estimating the total volume of retail trade involving average sales per person and average income are described. Statistics from the National Bureau of Economic Research regarding family expenditures and total income are presented.

Focuses on the socio-political and economic news from the world. Information on the Hessian Day Rally; Profiles Justice Louis D. Brandeis; Announcements by Spanish Premier Juan Negrin and General Jose Miaja that the Spanish republic will fight on; Announcement of a national Crusade for God in Government by the Right Reverend Joseph Corrigan, rector of the Catholic University of America; Controversy over the audit reports of Price Waterhouse and Co.; Criticism of Herbert Hoover, the Republican Party headline speaker for election campaign of 1940 and ex-President of the U.S.; Information on the Japanese attacks on the Soviet Union; Speculation on the supply of Russian oil to Italy and Germany; Controversy on the appointment of the federal court judges in the U.S.; Information on the session of the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor; Results of the 1936 survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which shows that the consumers cooperation has increased; Message of U.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt on the need for initiating at once an extra Works Progress Administration appropriation for $150,000,000; Report that last week 4,000 women lined up to apply for just twelve jobs in the laboratories of the New York Health Department; Information on the exhibition of the paintings of painter Robert Hallowell at the Paul Reinhardt Galleries in the New York City, beginning February 20, 1939; Worry of Switzerland of German dictator Adolf Hitler's conception of neutrality; Permission given to German Jews to earn a living in Germany; Introduction of a legislation to permit the entry of 20,000 German refugees children fourteen years old or younger into the U.S. during this year and 1940 by Senator Robert F. Wagner; Information on the first showings of the semi-official documentary film "Spain Fights On," in the New York City; Charges of the Dean of Columbia Teachers' College that the Communists paid young people $3 a day to pose as students at Columbia and agitate.

The US Department of Labor has issued new guidance to states and territories on improving accessibility to unemployment benefits. The guidance emphasizes that benefits are an individual entitlement and states have an obligation to ensure eligible individuals can access them. The push for improved accessibility comes as the share of unemployed workers receiving benefits has steadily declined. The guidance also highlights disparities in benefit receipt among different demographic groups and encourages states to identify and address barriers to access. Additionally, the Department of Labor emphasizes the importance of program integrity, including preventing wrongful denials and long delays in benefit payments. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the Sindex, which tracks changes in prices for various vices such as smoking, drinking, and traveling, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, revealing the fluctuations in costs for these indulgences over time.

The article presents the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports on the real average hourly earnings of employees including charts for the over-the-month percentage changes in earnings and tables for the real earnings on private nonfarm payrolls for all employees, production, and nonsupervisory.

The article offers information on the unemployment of veterans in U.S. Topics discussed include unemployment rate for the latest generation of veterans dropped below four percent in 2018 as of Bureau of Labor Statistics report; comparison of veteran and nonveteran employment on the basis of race; and views on the several program to support veterans employment involves Defense Department's SkillBridge Program.

The article mentions eight theories pertaining to the increasing prevalence of managerial positions in American companies. Topics include the accuracy of U.S. Labor Department and Bureau of Labor Statistics sources, the duties of managers, the service economy, title inflation, growth in private-sector managerial employment, downsizing, the employment of women executives in order to meet requirements for affirmative action programs, and the effect of information management systems on organizational change.

Describes the dissatisfaction of American people on the administration of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. Indication of Bureau of Labor Statistics' lack of interest in women; Preoccupation of the Bureau of Labor Statistics with the affairs of men; Launching of the Women's Division campaign; History of the Women's Division of the Bureau of Labor Statistics; Example of activities of Women's Division of the Bureau of Labor Statistics; Senator Jones Washington's introduction of a bill which calls for the creation of a Women's Division within the Department of Labor.

This article presents brief information, related to the economic conditions of the U.S. A South Carolina cotton farmer spoke for more than himself when he wrote that he wished that "cotton had never reached forty cents." At that price he paid off part of his mortgage, took his wife out of the cotton fields, and sent his children to school. The abiding impression one takes away from formal or informal discussion of agricultural conditions in the United States is the real misery in which our farming population finds itself. Rents are still rising. This is the most impressive fact in recently published figures of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics on the cost of living. The average cost of living has been going down since the peak in June, 1920.

There is a widespread feeling among the U.S. people of all income levels that a man who works at two jobs is somehow not playing according to the rules of the game. To an unemployed worker, the issue is simple: "He should give up, one job so that others, can find work." The extent of the problem if "problem" it is--can be seen in the nation-wide statistics. The Labor Department reports about 3 million persons holding extra jobs. In the Bureau of Labor Statistics study, farming was the most frequently mentioned occupation. This worked both ways--farmers who admitted to a second job in another occupation, and otherwise employed persons who reported farm work as their second job.

The article presents several charts that lists increased the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in September 2016 for different areas like food index and energy index according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and other increased index being shelter index and medical care.

The article reports on that the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics has released promotion statistics for Foreign Service staff in 2015. Topics covered include the 26.3 percent decline in promotion rate of Foreign Service Officer (FSO) generalists, promotion rate for Senior Foreign Service (SFS) and explanation of the process of promotion.

The author talks about Northeast Minnesota, its mining industry, and the relevant employment and labor statistics as of 2015.

The article reports that the U.S. is in the midst of the greatest workplace shakeups in memory-the Great Resignation, also known as the Big Quit. Topics include considered that according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics several people left their jobs in September 2021 and a Gallup analysis says nearly half of America workforce is at least thinking about changing jobs.

The article discusses developments and challenges in the hospitality and tourism sector of Parisian professionals. Topics include developments and challenges for the tourism sector and their impact on employment, human resources development and industrial relations; and aiming to provide a methodology for the production and presentation of tourism-relevant labor statistics with tourism‘s impact on national balance of payments and characteristics of tourism human resources.

The article focuses on gender discrimination in a growing community called Dancing Rabbit near Missouri, the U.S. Topics discussed include advantages being given to women in carpentry as per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dancing Rabbit's events for Women's Circle and Men's Group, for gathering people for emotional support, taking gender into consideration, and the educational workshops being run at Dancing Rabbit for womens.

The article discusses the report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic regarding the increase in average hourly earnings for all employees by 0.3 percent from January-February, 2014. Topics discussed include the increase stems from a 0.4 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), and average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory employees rose by 0.3 percent. Other topics discussed include average hourly earnings increased by 1.5 percent.

The article offers information on the findings of Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Statistics are presented related to percentage change in real average hourly earnings for all employees in July 2012 - July 2013. It also presents a chart that lists current and real earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls.

The article discusses the results of the Current Population Survey (CPS) which showed duration-of-unemployment measures published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Compared to 2007, the median number of weeks jobseekers had been unemployed in the month before finding a job was more than 10 weeks in 2010. Also, unemployed individuals were jobless for an estimated 20 weeks during the same year. It cites the recession as a contributor to such job search failures. Several charts are also provided on job statistics in the U.S.

Several charts are presented results of the business and employment survey in Yukon Territory for March 2011 including labor force, average weekly earnings and value of real estate transactions.

A variety of tables, notes and a glossary of economic and labor statistics terms are presented.

Several tables are presented which provide data related to labour statistics for the Caribbean and Latin America by economically participating population by sex, base from numbers of person per mid-year, economic engagement rate by sex, base from the total percentage of population aging 15 years and above, and urban population economic engagement rate by sex, base from refined rate.

The article presents the "Occupational Outlook Handbook 2010-2011 Edition" of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in the U.S. in 2010. According to the handbook, the automotive industry will require 35,000 new technicians through 2018, and some approximates put the number as 50,000 per year. Moreover, a big wave of the America workforce will reach retirement age in the next few years, making more job openings in the field.

Several graphs and charts are presented which explain the employment, unemployment, and wages rate of in the U.S. in July 2010.

This article presents a summary of annual Civil Service statistics for the year ending 31 March 2009. It compares trends over time with a particular focus on gross annual earnings broken down to different groups in the workforce such as men, women, ethnic minorities and those with a disability. Previously produced by the Cabinet Office, responsibility for the collection and publication of Civil Service Statistics was transferred to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in 2006. This transfer of responsibility was outlined in an 'In brief' article in the February 2007 edition of Economic & Labour Market Review. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In August, 1947, the 6th International Labor Statistics Conference was held in Montreal, Canada. China sent Wang Long, Director of Statistics of the Ministry of Social Affairs, to attend the meeting. This was the first time China sent a representative to attend this type of conference. Upon his return, Wang Long prepared a detailed report on the meeting. The report contains an overview of the previous five meetings, an overview of the meeting attended, conference resolutions on employment and labor statistics, resolutions on living expenses statistics, other resolutions, and recommendations for labor statistics practices in China. This report was submitted to the Ministry of Social Affairs on July 7, 1948.

The article reports on the work to publish the Vacancy Survey on Standard Industrial Classification 2007 (SIC 2007). The main developments are: • changes to the survey design have led to changes in both the industrial groupings and employment size bands used for sampling • creation of historical series on a consistent basis with the latest data • seasonal adjustment of the new series • changes made to published outputs, including the impact of the revisions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the technical notes for the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) Producer Price Index (PPI) in the U.S. It notes that over 100,000 price quotations each month are organized based on stage-of-processing indexes, commodity indexes, and net output indexes. It points out that PPIs are primarily based on price selling. The Web sites and other sources for PPI data are also presented.

The article provides an overview and forecast on the compensation between the U.S. Federal Government and its local workforce. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects, 124 million people will be employed by the U.S. private sector in 2016. With this increase in employment rate, a query regarding the capability of the state to provide adequate compensation and benefit packages is presented. It also compares the U.S. Workforce in 1992-2008 and the incoming increase for the future workforce. It presents the difference between the salaries and benefit packages offered on skilled workers by the private sector and the state. Tables and graphs on salaries of workers were also presented.

Labour disputes led to 758,800 working days being lost in the UK in 2008. In total, there were 144 stoppages of work, 94 per cent of which were in the public sector. This article analyses the three main measures of labour disputes - working days lost, stoppages and workers involved - by industry, region, cause, size and duration. The statistics are put into context by considering estimates of working days lost per 1,000 employees and working time lost through strikes as a proportion of time actually worked. Data are taken from a number of sources including regular centralised returns from some industries and public bodies, as well as directly from the employer or trade union involved after ONS has been notified of a dispute from press reports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in various sectors in the U.S. for April 2009 as revealed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The agency discloses that the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased by 0.2 percent while the food and beverages index decreased by 0.2 percent during the month. It also mentions that the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) grew by 0.3 percent before seasonal adjustment.

The article reports on the updated version of the weight allocations used to calculate the Bureau of Labor Statistics' stage-of-processing (SOP) indexes in the U.S. The new allocations are based primarily on data contained in the 2002 Input/Output Accounts by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The update will cause some significant shifts in the relative importance of component series in the stage-of-processing indexes.