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Periodic Table Day: BLS periodic table of STEM occupations
February 07, 2025

The periodic table of the elements is a common sight in classrooms and laboratories. Scientists can use the table to analyze reactivity among elements, predict chemical reactions, understand trends in periodic properties among different elements, and speculate on the properties of those yet to be discovered. At BLS, we have created our own periodic table. In place of elements, we highlight wages and employment in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations.

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Compensation costs up 3.6 percent in 2024

Total compensation costs for private industry workers in the United States rose 3.6 percent from December 2023 to December 2024, compared with a 4.1-percent increase for the year ended in December 2023. In the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA, metropolitan area, compensation costs increased 2.8 percent over the past year, following a 4.2-percent increase from December 2022 to December 2023.

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