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wages, employment, and other BLS resources

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Erin DelaneySenior Economist

August 24, 2017

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About the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

The BLS is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics

The BLS mission is to collect, process, analyze, and disseminate data

BLS is an independent statistical agency. It serves its diverse user communities by providing products and services that are objective, timely, accurate, and relevant

Users include the American public, Congress, Federal agencies, state and local governments, businesses, and labor organizations


Mission Statement

The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor is the principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy.

Its mission is to collect, analyze, and disseminate essential economic information to support public and private decision-making.

As an independent statistical agency, BLS serves its diverse user communities by providing products and services that are objective, timely, accurate, and relevant.


Voluntary Cooperation

Nearly all of our surveys are voluntary.

Confidentiality is as important to the Bureau as it is to our respondents.

We do our best to reduce respondent burden.

Without the cooperation of the people who participate in its surveys—people like you—the Bureau of Labor Statistics could not provide high-quality information about the economy to you.

We greatly appreciate the cooperation of our survey respondents. Thank you!


What type of data does the BLS publish?

Employment and unemployment data

Employment projections

Working conditions

Compensation and wage data

…And much more!


What are the functions of the Economic Analysis and Information (EA&I) Office?

Responding to customer inquiries

Writing about the data and creating informational products

Making these products available on the website

Creating and distributing flyers and brochures

Fostering media relations

Speeches and presentations

Exhibiting at conferences


Overview BLS wage data

Occupational Employment Statistics (OES)

– Employment Cost Index (ECI)

Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages (QCEW)

Other earnings data (CES & CPS)

BLS benefits data

Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC)

Employee Benefits (EBS)

Employment trends & projections

Website tutorial/data retrieval


BLS wage data



Average hourly wages & annual wages

Data collection is a semi-annual mail survey of nonfarm establishments

Covers over 800 occupations & 400 areas

U.S., states, metropolitan areas, metropolitan divisions, and non-metropolitan areas

www.bls.gov/oes

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https://www.bls.gov/oes/home.htm


Sample of OES data


Employment Cost Index (ECI) Quarterly indexes show how fast labor costs

(wages and benefits) are changing over time

Available by industry, division, occupational groups, bargaining status, census regions, and select metropolitan areas

Quarterly ECI can be used to adjust annual OES data


Sample of ECI data

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)

Published quarterly

Includes average weekly wages, average annual salary, and total wages

Data collected from employers

Covers more than 95% of U.S. jobs

Data available by county, MSA, state, and national levels by industry

www.bls.gov/cew

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https://www.bls.gov/cew/home.htm


Sample of QCEW data

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Other earnings data

Current Employment Statistics (CES)

Average hourly and weekly earnings

Some monthly data available by state and metropolitan area

Current Population Survey (CPS)

Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers

By occupation and select demographics

https://www.bls.gov/opub/ee/2017/sae/sae.htm

https://www.bls.gov/cps/earnings.htm


BLS benefits data


National Compensation Survey (NCS)

Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC)

Published quarterly

Level of average costs per hour worked (average hourly costs)

Covers total compensation and its components, including most benefits

Employment Cost Index (ECI)


Sample of ECEC data


Employee Benefits Survey (EBS)

Incidence and detailed provisions of selected employee benefits

Data are presented as percent of employees who have access to/participate in certain benefits, or as average benefit provisions

Available by worker and industry characteristics


Sample of EBS data


Local employment trends and

national projections


Local employment trends can be found in BLS’s…

Current Employment Statistics (CES)

Monthly employment trends by industry

Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)Labor force numbers and unemployment rates

Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages (QCEW)Detailed industry and county employment



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Percent change

United States

York

Total nonfarm employment, over-the-year percent change in the United States

and York metropolitan area, June 2012–June 2017

Source: Current Employment Statistics


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Percent change

United States

Lancaster


and Lancaster metropolitan area, June 2007–June 2017



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Percent change

United States

Harrisburg


and Harrisburg metropolitan area, June 2007–June 2017




Current Employment Statistics (CES)Monthly employment trends by industry





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United States

Harrisburg-Carlisle

Lancaster

Percent

Unemployment rates for the United States, Pennsylvania, and select areas in Pennsylvania,

June 2017, not seasonally adjusted

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Local Area Employment Statistics








Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages









Education pays…

$1,664

$1,745

$1,380

$1,156

$819

$756

$692

$504

Doctoral degree

Professional degree

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree

Some college, no degree

High school diploma

Less than high school diploma

Median weekly earnings, 2016

1.6

1.6

2.4

2.7

3.6

4.4

5.2

7.4

Unemployment rate, 2016

Average, all occupations = $885Average, all occupations = 4.0NOTE: Data for persons

aged 25 and over.


Employment Projections

The BLS publishes employment projections every 2 years

Projections are national, for 10 years in the future

Latest projections are for 2014-24

State-level data are built using BLS data, available at Projections Central (projectionscentral.com)






The Occupational Outlook Handbook


The Occupational Outlook Handbook


How can you access the data?

All our data is available on the BLS website…


Questions

Contact Information


Mid-Atlantic Office

www.bls.gov/regions/mid-atlantic215-597-3282

[email protected]

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