WASHINGTON, May 9 (TNSLrpt) -- Employment Situation April 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - May 8, 2026 (39 pages) * * * Total nonfarm payroll employment edged up by 115,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in health care, transportation and warehousing, and retail trade. Federal government employment continued to decline * * * Chart 1. Unemployment  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 (TNSLrpt) -- Job Openings and Labor Turnover March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - May 5, 2026 (21 pages) * * * The number of job openings was unchanged at 6.9 million in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires increased to 5.6 million while total separations changed little at 5.4 million. Within separations, both quits (3.2 million) and layoffs and discharges (1.9 million) were little changed  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 (TNSLrpt) -- Labor Market Experience, Education, Partner Status, and Health For Those Born 1980-1984 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - May 5, 2026 (22 pages) * * * Americans born in the early 1980s held an average of 9.4 jobs from age 18 through age 38, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. These adults held more jobs at younger ages; they held an average of 5.1 jobs from ages 18 to 23, compared with 2.9 jobs from ages 30 to 3  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 (TNSLrpt) -- Productivity and Costs - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - (15 pages) * * * First Quarter 2026, Preliminary * Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 0.8 percent in the first quarter of 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, as output increased 1.5 percent and hours worked increased 0.7 percent. (All quarterly percent changes in this release are seasonally adjusted annualized rates.) From the sam  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 (TNSLrpt) -- State Employment and Unemployment March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - May 6, 2026 (18 pages) * * * Unemployment rates were little changed in March in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Fourteen states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 2 states had decreases, and 34 states and the District had little change. The national unemployment rate, 4.3 pe  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 8 (TNSLrpt) -- Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mid-Atlantic Region - May 7, 2026 * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.7 percent in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissio  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 8 (TNSLrpt) -- Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - May 7, 2026 * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.1 percent in the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirni  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 8 (TNSLrpt) -- Changing Compensation Costs in the Detroit Metropolitan Area March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - May 7, 2026 * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.3 percent in the Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirni  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 8 (TNSLrpt) -- Changing Compensation Costs in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - May 7, 2026 * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 1.4 percent in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hi  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 9 (TNSLrpt) -- Business Employment Dynamics in Utah Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mountain-Plains Region - May 8, 2026 * * * From June 2025 to September 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 97,980, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 93,100, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commis  more

NEW YORK, May 9 (TNSLrpt) -- Business Employment Dynamics in New York Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Northeast Region - May 8, 2026 * * * From June 2025 to September 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in New York were 489,252, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 482,473, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner M  more

NEW YORK, May 9 (TNSLrpt) -- Business Employment Dynamics in the U.S. Virgin Islands Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Northeast Region - May 8, 2026 * * * From June 2025 to September 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in the U.S. Virgin Islands were 1,982, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 1,658, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported toda  more

NEW YORK, May 9 (TNSLrpt) -- Business Employment Dynamics in Vermont Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Northeast Region - May 8, 2026 * * * From June 2025 to September 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Vermont were 19,658, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 16,739, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Mark   more

NEW YORK, May 6 (TNSLrpt) -- Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Northeast Region - May 5, 2026 * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.8 percent in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Mark J. Maggi noted that one year ago  more

NEW YORK, May 6 (TNSLrpt) -- Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Northeast Region - May 5, 2026 * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.4 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Mark J. Maggi noted that one year ago, New Y  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 7 (TNSLrpt) -- Business Employment Dynamics in Alabama Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - May 6, 2026 * * * From June 2025 to September 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Alabama were 94,794, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 93,102, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commission  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 7 (TNSLrpt) -- Business Employment Dynamics in Florida Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - May 6, 2026 * * * From June 2025 to September 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Florida were 528,715, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 520,491, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissi  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 7 (TNSLrpt) -- Business Employment Dynamics in Georgia Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - May 6, 2026 * * * From June 2025 to September 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Georgia were 240,319, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 237,554, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissi  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 7 (TNSLrpt) -- Business Employment Dynamics in Kentucky Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - May 6, 2026 * * * From June 2025 to September 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Kentucky were 94,098, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 89,334, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissi  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 7 (TNSLrpt) -- Business Employment Dynamics in Mississippi Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - May 6, 2026 * * * From June 2025 to September 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Mississippi were 60,412, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 56,933, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Co  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 7 (TNSLrpt) -- Business Employment Dynamics in North Carolina Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - May 6, 2026 * * * From June 2025 to September 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in North Carolina were 239,026, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 225,364, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Reg  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 7 (TNSLrpt) -- Business Employment Dynamics in South Carolina Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - May 6, 2026 * * * From June 2025 to September 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in South Carolina were 124,225, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 120,535, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Reg  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 7 (TNSLrpt) -- Business Employment Dynamics in Tennessee Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - May 6, 2026 * * * From June 2025 to September 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Tennessee were 161,528, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 145,664, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Comm  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 8 (TNSLrpt) -- Business Employment Dynamics in Louisiana Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region - May 7, 2026 * * * From June 2025 to September 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Louisiana were 96,227, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 95,240, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Co  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 6 (TNSLrpt) -- Changing Compensation Costs in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - May 5, 2026 * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.5 percent in the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that o  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 6 (TNSLrpt) -- Changing Compensation Costs in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - May 5, 2026 * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.3 percent in the Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that one year ago, P  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 6 (TNSLrpt) -- Changing Compensation Costs in the San Jose Metropolitan Area March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - May 5, 2026 * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.8 percent in the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 5 (TNSLrpt) -- Changing Compensation Costs in the Seattle Metropolitan Area March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - May 5, 2026 * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.3 percent in the Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that one year ago, Sea  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on May 8, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers up 3.4 percent over the year ending March 2026 Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.4 percent from March 2025 to March 2026. Wages and salaries increased 3.4 percent over the year, and benefit costs increased 3.6 percent. These 12-month increases were similar to th  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on May 4, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * May the (Labor) Force be with You May the 4th (Force) be with you. Workers, especially those required to lift or carry as a part of their job, might wish they had the Force (the special power used by Jedi to help lift objects)! In 2025, the median--50th percentile--maximum weight required to be lifted or carried for all civilian worke  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on May 5, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * National Safety Stand-Down highlights fall hazards in construction The National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction highlights fall hazards and emphasizes the importance of fall prevention in the construction industry. The National Safety Stand-Down is being observed this year from May 4 to May 8. In 2024, there were 1  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on May 7, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * Small firms accounted for half of net job creation, third quarter 2020-third quarter 2025 National Small Business Week, May 3 to May 9 this year, celebrates the contributions of small businesses to our economy. Small businesses (those with fewer than 250 employees) accounted for 51 percent of total net job creation from the third quar  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on May 6, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates higher in 236 metro areas over the year ended February 2026 Unemployment rates were higher in February 2026 than a year earlier in 236 of the 387 metropolitan areas, lower in 110 areas, and unchanged in 41 areas. * * * Chart: Over-the-year change in unemployment rates for metropolitan areas, February 2026, not sea  more