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The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, persons not in the labor force, hours of work, earnings, and other demographic and labor force characteristics.
Unemployment Rate:
3.7% in Oct 2022
Change in Unemployment Level:
+306,000 in Oct 2022
Change in Employment Level:
-328,000 in Oct 2022
Change in Civilian Labor Force Level:
-22,000 in Oct 2022
04/18/2023
//EMPSIT QCT PO Test 4/18/2023// Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 223,000 in December, and the
unemployment rate edged down to 3.5 percent. Notable job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, health care, construction, and social assistance.
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01/22/2021
The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions declined by 321,000 to
14.3 million in 2020. The union membership rate was 10.8 percent, up by 0.5
percentage point from 2019, reflecting the much larger decline in employment
among nonunion workers.
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