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Tipoffs: Bureau of Labor Statistics (Weekly) Newsletter for Sunday February 01, 2026 ( 36 items )  

BLS Issues Report on Producer Price Indexes December 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- Producer Price Indexes December 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Jan. 26, 2026 (36 pages) * * * The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.5 percent in December, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices advanced 0.2 percent in November and 0.1 percent in October. (See table A.) On an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand rose 3.0 percent in 2025 after  more

BLS Issues Report on Productivity and Costs
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- Productivity and Costs - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Jan. 29, 2026 (15 pages) * * * Third Quarter 2025, Revised * Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 4.9 percent in the third quarter of 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, as output increased 5.4 percent and hours worked increased 0.5 percent. (All quarterly percent changes in this release are seasonally adjusted annualized rates.)   more

BLS Issues Report on State Employment and Unemployment December 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- State Employment and Unemployment December 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Jan. 27, 2026 (20 pages) * * * Unemployment rates were higher in December in 6 states and stable in 44 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-one states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 8 states had decreases, and 21 states had little change. The national un  more

BLS Issues Report on State Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- State Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Jan. 26, 2026 (22 pages) * * * Job openings rates decreased in 7 states in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 1 state. Total separations rates increased in 6 states and decreased in 2 states. Nationally, the job openings, hires, and total separation  more

BLS Issues Report on Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Jan. 26, 2026 (16 pages) * * * Median weekly earnings of the nation's 121.5 million full-time wage and salary workers were $1,204 in 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Data on usual weekly earnings are collected as part of the Current Population Survey, a nationwide sample survey of households in which respondents a  more

BLS Mid-Atlantic Region: West Virginia Job Openings and Labor Turnover - November 2025
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * West Virginia Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- November 2025 * West Virginia had 45,000 job openings in November 2025, unchanged from October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that the job openings rate in West Virginia was 5.  more

BLS Mountain-Plains Region: Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Colorado - 2024
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Colorado -- 2024 * Private industry employers reported 55,600 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in Colorado in 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that this resulte  more

BLS Mountain-Plains Region: Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Kansas - 2024
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Kansas -- 2024 * Private industry employers reported 24,300 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in Kansas in 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that this resulted in  more

BLS Mountain-Plains Region: Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Wyoming - 2024
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Wyoming -- 2024 Private industry employers reported 4,300 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in Wyoming in 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that this resulted in a  more

BLS Northeast Region Issues Report on Connecticut Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025
NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- Connecticut Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Northeast Region - Jan. 30, 2026 * * * Connecticut had 74,000 job openings in November 2025, unchanged from October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Michael G. Phinney noted that the job openings rate in Connecticut was 4.1 percent in November, unchanged from the previous mont  more

BLS Northeast Region Issues Report on New Hampshire Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025
NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- New Hampshire Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Northeast Region - Jan. 30, 2026 * * * New Hampshire had 35,000 job openings in November 2025, compared to 38,000 openings in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Michael G. Phinney noted that the job openings rate in New Hampshire was 4.7 percent in November and 5.1 per  more

BLS Northeast Region Issues Report on Vermont Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025
NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- Vermont Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Northeast Region - Jan. 30, 2026 * * * Vermont had 17,000 job openings in November 2025, compared to 16,000 openings in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Michael G. Phinney noted that the job openings rate in Vermont was 5.1 percent in November and 4.8 percent in the previo  more

BLS Southeast Region Issues Report on Alabama Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- Alabama Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Jan. 30, 2026 * * * Alabama had 106,000 job openings in November 2025, compared to 111,000 openings in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Alabama was 4.6 percent in November and 4.8 percent in the previo  more

BLS Southeast Region Issues Report on Connecticut Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- Connecticut Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Jan. 30, 2026 * * * Connecticut had 74,000 job openings in November 2025, unchanged from October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Michael G. Phinney noted that the job openings rate in Connecticut was 4.1 percent in November, unchanged from the previ  more

BLS Southeast Region Issues Report on Florida Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- Florida Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Jan. 30, 2026 * * * Florida had 431,000 job openings in November 2025, compared to 504,000 openings in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Florida was 4.1 percent in November and 4.8 percent in the previo  more

BLS Southeast Region Issues Report on Georgia Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- Georgia Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Jan. 30, 2026 * * * Georgia had 296,000 job openings in November 2025, compared to 323,000 openings in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Georgia was 5.6 percent in November and 6.1 percent in the previo  more

BLS Southeast Region Issues Report on Kentucky Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- Kentucky Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Jan. 30, 2026 * * * Kentucky had 101,000 job openings in November 2025, compared to 105,000 openings in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Kentucky was 4.7 percent in November and 4.9 percent in the pre  more

BLS Southeast Region Issues Report on Mississippi Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- Mississippi Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Jan. 30, 2026 * * * Mississippi had 71,000 job openings in November 2025, compared to 68,000 openings in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Mississippi was 5.6 percent in November and 5.3 percent in   more

BLS Southeast Region Issues Report on North Carolina Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- North Carolina Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Jan. 30, 2026 * * * North Carolina had 268,000 job openings in November 2025, compared to 252,000 openings in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in North Carolina was 5.0 percent in November and 4.7   more

BLS Southeast Region Issues Report on South Carolina Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- South Carolina Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Jan. 30, 2026 * * * South Carolina had 125,000 job openings in November 2025, compared to 124,000 openings in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in South Carolina was 4.9 percent in November, unchang  more

BLS Southeast Region Issues Report on Tennessee Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- Tennessee Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Jan. 30, 2026 * * * Tennessee had 162,000 job openings in November 2025, compared to 170,000 openings in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Tennessee was 4.5 percent in November and 4.7 percent in the   more

BLS Southeast Region: Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Alabama - 2024
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Alabama -- 2024 Private industry employers reported 27,900 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in Alabama in 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that this resulted in a total recordabl  more

BLS Southeast Region: Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Kentucky - 2024
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Kentucky -- 2024 Private industry employers reported 34,100 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in Kentucky in 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that this resulted in a total recorda  more

BLS Southeast Region: Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in North Carolina - 2024
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in North Carolina -- 2024 Private industry employers reported 64,200 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in North Carolina in 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that this resulted in a t  more

BLS Southeast Region: Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in South Carolina - 2024
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in South Carolina -- 2024 Private industry employers reported 28,000 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in South Carolina in 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that this resulted in a tot  more

BLS Southeast Region: Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Tennessee - 2024
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Tennessee -- 2024 Private industry employers reported 53,700 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in Tennessee in 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that this resulted in a total recorda  more

BLS Southwest Region: Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in New Mexico - 2024
DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in New Mexico -- 2024 Private industry employers reported 13,400 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in New Mexico in 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that this resulted in a total re  more

BLS: 8.3 Percent of People Who Worked or Looked for Work Experienced Unemployment in 2024
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Jan. 28, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * 8.3 percent of people who worked or looked for work experienced unemployment in 2024 Overall, 177.2 million people worked or looked for work in 2024, up by 2.8 million from the prior year. The number who experienced some unemployment increased by 978,000 to 14.7 million. The work-experience unemployment rate (those unemployed duri  more

BLS: Baubles, Bangles, and Beads - Time Spent on Hobbies
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Jan. 29, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * Baubles, bangles, and beads: time spent on hobbies Have you ever made a bauble, a bangle, or maybe a beaded bracelet? Across the country a wide variety of things fill our spare time, not the least of which is arts and crafts as a hobby. Hobbies sometimes require certain skills and, like most human endeavors, get easier with practi  more

BLS: Employment Up in 4 Large Metro Areas, Down in 1, Over Year Ended November 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Jan. 27, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * Employment up in 4 large metro areas, down in 1, over year ended November 2025 From November 2024 to November 2025, nonfarm employment increased in 4 metropolitan areas with a 2020 Census population of 1 million or more, decreased in 1 area, and was essentially unchanged in 51 areas. * * * Chart: Over-the-year change in total no  more

BLS: Federal Employment Reached Lowest Level Since 2014
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Jan. 30, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * Federal employment reached lowest level since 2014 In October 2025, federal government employment fell by 179,000 to its lowest level since July 2014 as some federal employees who accepted a deferred resignation offer came off federal payrolls. Federal employees on furlough during the government shutdown were counted as employed i  more

BLS: Real Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees Increased 1.1 Percent Over the Year
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Jan. 26, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 1.1 percent over the year Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 1.1 percent from December 2024 to December 2025. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with no change in the average workweek resulted in a 1.1-percent increase in real average w  more

Chicago Area Employment -- August 2019 TESTRUNNER
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Chicago Area Employment -- August 2019 TESTRUNNER * Total nonfarm employment for the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 4,830,400 in August 2019, up 47,500, or 1.0 percent, over the year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. During the same period, the national job count  more

Colorado Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- November 2025
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Colorado Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- November 2025 * Colorado had 114,000 job openings in November 2025, compared to 131,000 openings in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that the job openings rate in Colorado was   more

New Mexico Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- November 2025
DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * New Mexico Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- November 2025 * New Mexico had 44,000 job openings in November 2025, compared to 43,000 openings in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that the job openings rate in New Mexico was 4.6 percent   more

Virginia Job Openings and Labor Turnover - November 2025
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Virginia Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- November 2025 * Virginia had 216,000 job openings in November 2025, compared to 231,000 openings in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that the job openings rate in Virginia was  more