According to historical BLS data going back to 1976, the annual jobless rate has been as high as 11.5% in Pennsylvania.

Source: https://247wallst.com/special-report/2023/12/21/how-pennsylvanias-job-market-compared-to-the-us-over-the-last-47-years/

A few days before the January CPI is reported, the BLS will also announce its new seasonal adjustment factors to reflect the price movements of the past year.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4575362-february-2023?source=feed_all_articles

Average hourly earnings fell 0.2% in January and were down 1.8% from a year ago, according to a separate BLS report that adjusts wages for inflation.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/61cbe9bb78d66b97?ref=ff

Below you’ll find a table of all highest paying engineering jobs in the U.S. that the BLS has wage data for.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewdepietro/2023/01/31/highest-paying-engineering-jobs-of-2023/

BLS estimates STEM occupations will increase by 8% from 2019 to 2029.

Source: https://jocoreport.com/you-decide-wheres-the-job-market-headed/

BLS reported the medical care index showed prices were fractionally higher for services and prescriptions in November compared to October.

Source: https://talkbusiness.net/2023/12/nrf-retail-sales-up-in-november-consumer-in-good-shape/

BLS said that if “frenetic job switching” continues to decrease in trend, job openings might reflect a growing economy’s additional demand for labor.

Source: https://augustafreepress.com/news/virginia-employment-continues-to-reveal-good-news-with-unemployment-rate-of-2-9/

BLS said used car prices have trended lower over the past several months, while new car prices were up 6.1% from a year ago.

Source: https://talkbusiness.net/2023/04/inflation-stays-high-in-march-but-pace-slows/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inflation-stays-high-in-march-but-pace-slows

But when it comes to shelter costs, whose weight in the CPI is about one-third, BLS uses a different methodology.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2023/09/17/the-inflation-war-has-been-won-time-to-start-fighting-the-recession/

From August 2022 to August 2023, BLS estimates Massachusetts gained 90,500 jobs.

Source: https://businesswest.com/blog/massachusetts-unemployment-inches-up-in-august/

In fact, prior to 2021, the BLS did not have a single month on record where fewer than 1.3% of the private labor force was laid off.

Source: https://www.businessreport.com/business/us-labor-market-remains-tight-despite-tech-layoffs

Last month’s job growth may have been stronger than economists expected, but the latest BLS report also noted that the previously reported estimates for February and March were revised downward by a combined 149,000 jobs.

Source: https://krdo.com/money/cnn-business-consumer/2023/05/05/what-the-april-jobs-report-means-for-you-your-employer-and-the-fed/

Note that while BLS is now using +8.0% for rents in the CPI, the Apartment List Index is now showing negative month over month results.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2023/09/17/the-inflation-war-has-been-won-time-to-start-fighting-the-recession/

That estimate is added to the BLS estimate of U-6 unemployment, which includes short-term discouraged workers.

Source: https://dailyreckoning.com/the-rabbit-ears-of-unhappy-us-taxpayers-2/

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) preliminary job estimates indicate Massachusetts gained 15,400 jobs in August, following July’s revised gain of 4,600 jobs.

Source: https://businesswest.com/blog/massachusetts-unemployment-inches-up-in-august/

The department continues to make the original nonfarm payroll employment series available; these data are produced by the BLS.

Source: https://www.mycentraloregon.com/2023/08/17/oregons-jobless-rate-ties-record-low/

The place to start is with the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) information that is readily available online.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2023/11/19/stock-market-rise-in-jeopardy/

Tomorrow, the BLS will release the employment picture.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4568097-trade-deficit-falls-due-to-weak-consumer?source=feed_all_articles