How Do I
Labor
(Includes Wages, Productivity, Employment/Unemployment)
Check the appropriate statistical tables in the following titles:
- Employment and Earnings
monthly (1954-date)
http://www.bls.gov/ces/cesee.htm - Monthly Labor Review
(1915-date)
http://stats.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm -
Current Wage Developments
monthly (1957-64; 1968-date) -
Economic Indicators
monthly (1948-date) -
Survey of Current Business
monthly (1921-date) -
Occupational Employment Statistics (OES)
Produces employment and wage estimates for over 800 occupations. - Area Wage Surveys
These are published annually in the Bureau of Labor Statistics Bulletin series.
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Check with the librarian to identify specific bulletin numbers. - Other current information is available in the pamphlet file under such headinggs as "Employment", "Labor", "Productivity", "Unemployment", and "Wages and Salaries". Ask the librarian to help you.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ (current year)
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This is a compilation of statistics on all facets of American life, collected by both governmental and non-governmental agencies. References are given with each table, citing the original source of the information. There is a detailed subject index. - Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to
1970
r HA 202 .B87 1975
This supplement to Statistical Abstract includes comparative historical statistics for the United States.
In addition to the sections of tables that apply, see the useful background information on other sources:p. 146-161 -- for wages
p. 943-947 -- for productivity
p. 121-126 -- for employment/unemployment - In the Dewey Catalog the headings include "Labor. Statistics",
"Labor. U.S.", "Labor Productivity", "Labor Supply", "Unemployed. U.S.",
and "Wages". In the Library of Congress Catalog the headings include
"Labor Economics", "Labor Productivity", "Labor Supply--United States",
and "Unemployment".
- American Statistics Index/Abstract
rq Z 7554 .U5 A4x (1973-date)
This publication covers statistical publications of the U.S. Government. Check such subject headings as "Earnings", "Employment and Unemployment", "Labor Productivity", and "Productivity."
