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Unemployment rates were lower in July 2018 than a year earlier in 323 of the 388 metropolitan areas, higher in 41 areas, and unchanged in 24 areas. Fifty-three areas had joble...

From July 2017 to July 2018, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 59 metropolitan areas, was essentially unchanged in 329 areas. The largest over-the-year employment increases o...

About 92 percent of civilian workers with access to paid holidays receive Labor Day as a paid holiday. Before you set out for that long holiday weekend, take a moment to look at so...

There were nearly 12.3 million jobs in nonprofit organizations in 2016. That was 10.2 percent of total U.S. private sector employment. The District of Columbia had the highest perc...

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 4.2 percent in the second quarter of 2018, according to the “second” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The growt...

In 2017, the overall unemployment rate for the United States was 4.4 percent; however, the rate varied across race and ethnicity groups. Among the race groups, the unemployment rat...

Unemployment rates were lower in July than a year earlier in 323 of the 388 metropolitan areas, higher in 41 areas, and unchanged in 24 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics r...

Musculoskeletal disorders are injuries or illnesses that result from overexertion or repetitive motion. They include soft-tissue injuries such as sprains, strains, tears, hernias, ...