BLS Publication

Nov 21, 2024 | bls.gov

Households in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, metropolitan area spent an average of $110,886 per year in 2022–23, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Oct 31, 2024 | bls.gov | Sabrina Wulff Pabilonia |Jill Janocha Redmond

The COVID-19 pandemic brought about dramatic changes in the work environment. Although 6.5 percent of workers in the private business sector worked primarily from home in 2019, the pandemic was the start of a massive experiment in full-time remote work for most workers and firms. People often ask: are workers more productive or less productive when working from home?

Oct 17, 2024 | bls.gov

Concepts and Definitions (CPS)

Oct 1, 2024 | bls.gov | Matthew Dey |Amy Hopson |Emily Krutsch |Meredith Miller

Featured Article The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Employment Projections program develops information about the nation’s labor market for 10 years into the future. For the 2023–33 projections cycle, BLS introduced a new data product—a suite of data tables—providing information on skills by occupation. This article describes the product, the methodology and data used to create it, and its potential users and uses.

Sep 27, 2024 | bls.gov | Lisa Huynh

Although teachers are among one of the most prominent and essential occupations in the United States, there has been a rapid decline in interest and prestige for them throughout the past 50 years.