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Union Membership by State
In the early 1970s, one in four American workers belong to a labor union. Last year, they represented about 12 percent of the workforce, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This map shows...
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How Americans Spending Habits Compare With Other Countries
From The Washington Post: The Bureau of Labor Statistics has a fascinating new report out that compares consumer budgets in the United States, Canada, Britain and Japan. As the graph below shows,...
View ArticleVisualizing the Historical Relationship Between White, Black Unemployment Rates
President Trump was right last month when he bragged that black unemployment rate was at a historical low. The rate in December was 6.8 percent, the lowest it’s been since 1972 (though it ticked back...
View ArticleJobless Claims at Five-Decade Low
The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits hasn’t been this low since Richard Nixon was president, according to new data from the U.S. Labor Department. The figures suggest a tight...
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