How do you retrieve data from BLS?

Retrieve your data using one of the many BLS data retrieval tools. Click the “More Formatting options” link near the top on the right-hand side of the output page. Select any one of the choices to view your data on the Formatting Options page. Select HTML table under Output Type.

What is the BLS employment Situation?

The employment-population ratio, at 58.8 percent, was little changed over the month. This measure is up from its low of 51.3 percent in April 2020 but remains below the figure of 61.1 percent in February 2020.

How does the BLS collect salary data?

Four BLS earnings programs are surveys, and one program is a census. A survey gathers information about only some of the people or establishments in the group being studied.

Where does the BLS get the data about jobs?

BLS conducts an annual mail survey of establishments that provides data on employment and wages by occupation and industry for over 800 occupations and for about 400 industries throughout the Nation, and similar data for all states and selected metropolitan areas.

How do you find the unemployment rate?

To calculate the U-3 unemployment rate, the number of unemployed people is divided by the number of people in the labor force, which consists of all employed and unemployed people. The ratio is expressed as a percentage.

What is CE data?

The Consumer Expenditure Surveys (CE) program provides data on expenditures, income, and demographic characteristics of consumers in the United States. CE data are primarily used to revise the relative importance of goods and services in the market basket of the Consumer Price Index.

What does employment situation mean?

The employment situation is a set of labor market indicators based on two separate surveys in this one report. The unemployment rate equals the number of unemployed persons divided by the total number of persons in the labor force, which comes from a survey of 60,000 households (this is called the household survey).

Is BLS salary data accurate?

The statistical reliability of the BLS wage data is adequate for most metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas (at least 90 percent of areas). For a small proportion of areas, the BLS data are not as reliable.

What is BLS Annual refiling survey?

The main purpose of the Annual Refiling Survey (ARS) is to verify or correct the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes assigned to establishments. This means businesses are contacted to verify their industry and physical location address once every three years.

What is employment data?

Employment Data means information including the name of each employer and the name, ethnicity, gender, veteran status, zip code, and total hours worked and pay of each employee.

How far back does BLS occupational data go?

100 years
To help mark the Monthly Labor Review’s centennial, the editors invited several producers and users of BLS data to take a look back at the last 100 years. For the last 100 years, the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program has produced and published critical economic data on employment and earnings.

Where do BLS wage data come from?

BLS wage data by area and occupation are from the National Compensation Survey, Occupational Employment Statistics Survey, or the Current Population Survey. Other BLS programs that publish wage data (though not by detailed occupation) are Employment Cost Trends, Current Employment Statistics, and Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

How often does BLS report mass layoffs?

Mass Layoff Statistics BLS publishes monthly reports on all mass layoffs and quarterly reports on layoffs lasting more than 30 days. These reports identify, describe, and track the effects of major job cutbacks, using data from each state’s unemployment insurance database supplemented with employer-provided data.

Where can I find Monthly Employment and unemployment data?

Monthly estimates of employment and unemployment are available for all states, metropolitan areas, small labor market areas, counties, cities of 25,000 or more, all cities and towns in New England, and certain other areas. BLS publishes monthly reports on all mass layoffs and quarterly reports on layoffs lasting more than 30 days.

What is the current employment statistics program?

The Current Employment Statistics (CES) program produces detailed industry estimates of nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings of workers on payrolls.