Indeed, according to a new analysis by the AARP of Department of Labor Statistics, average duration of unemployment for older laid-off job seekers rose to 44.9 weeks in October.
Based on statistics gathered by the US Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in the country's wide-ranging manufacturing sector fell below 12 million in 2009.
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Hispanic union membership jumped 21% over the past 10 years while white membership fell nearly 13%, according to figures from the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Prices jumped to a higher-than-expected 1.4% in May and core producer prices, which exclude volatile food and energy prices, increased by 0.2%, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics' Producer Price Index.
Forbes combed through data gathered annually by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a division of the Labor Department, to find some of the highest-paying blue-collar jobs.
For most of the nine million Americans in sales (according to Bureau of Labor Department statistics), success now is much more complex than just sticking to the script and making a lot of calls.
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"If you take ordination off the table, in the U.S. our statistics are better than the Department of Labor when it comes to women in executive positions, " Walsh said.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics, a unit of the Labor Department, samples about 140, 000 businesses and government agencies representing roughly 410, 000 work sites.
Forbes combed through data gathered annually by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a division of the Labor Department, to find the 20 highest-paying blue-collar jobs.
Forbes combed through data gathered annually by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a division of the Labor Department, to find the 13 most surprising low-paying jobs.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics, a division of the US Department of Labor, defines marketing professionals as those who examine market conditions to determine potential sales of a product or service.
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