U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Conflicting Signals From Latest Economic Indicators

Mark Memmott — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:57:00 +0000

Thursday morning's economic news:

-- There were 360,000 first-time claims for unemployment insurance last week, up 32,000 from the week before, the Employment and Training Administration says. At 360,000, the pace was the fastest since the last week of March.

165,000 Jobs Added In April, Jobless Rate Fell To 7.5 Percent

Mark Memmott — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:00:00 +0000

(Most recent update: 10 a.m. ET.)

The nation's jobless rate edged down to 7.5 percent in April from 7.6 percent in March and employers added 165,000 jobs to their payrolls last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday morning.

The news was better than economists were expecting.

Plodding Along Or Picking Up Speed? News On Job Growth Due

Mark Memmott — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:02:00 +0000

Update at 8:35 a.m. ET. Better Than Expected:

165,000 Jobs Added In April, Jobless Rate Fell To 7.5 Percent

Our original post:

The always eagerly anticipated numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on job growth and the nation's unemployment rate are due out at 8:30 a.m. ET.

On-The-Job Deaths Continue At Steady, Grim Pace

Howard Berkes — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:37:00 +0000

Dying on the job continues at a steady pace according to the latest statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

The fatal injury rate for American workers dropped slightly in 2011 — the most recent year with reported numbers — from 3.6 to 3.5 deaths per 100,000 workers.

But 4,693 men, women and teenagers died at work. That's three more than the total number of lives lost on the job in 2010.

BLS says it's the third-lowest death toll since counting began in 1992.

Housing Starts Surged In March, Pace Is Fastest In 5 Years

Mark Memmott — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:51:00 +0000

There was a 7 percent surge in housing starts last month, the Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development report.

As The Associated Press notes, the pace of construction — 1.04 million starts, at an annual rate — is the fastest in nearly five years and is another sign that the housing sector continues to recover from its 2007-08 crash.

Also Tuesday morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said consumer prices fel