In support of a November, 1974, Monthly Labor Review article by Carolyn Shaw Bell, the author discusses weighting unemployment rates and provides additional statistical labor force information. (BP)

Discusses the now defunct monthly survey of labor turnover, predominantly in manufacturing. The statistics were used primarily for economic and labor market analysis and for research. The program's major shortcoming was its limited scope--its coverage was not representative of overall economic behavior. (JOW)

The U.S. system of employment and unemployment statistics is fundamentally sound, but needs many significant expansions and refinements of the data. This article reports on the National Commission on Employment and Unemployment Statistics' recommendations and the secretary of labor's response. (CT)

Using the longitudinal potential of the Current Population Survey, this report provides information on changes in the labor market status of displaced workers between January 1984 and January 1985. Overall, persons displaced during the 1979-83 period appeared to be generally better off in January 1985 than they had been in January 1984. (CT)

Discusses in detail the unemployment picture for 1982. (JOW)

Two alternative procedures for developing employment projections are evaluated, the Bureau of Labor Statistics' simple regression equation and the Florida fully specified econometric model. The simple equation was judged more cost effective and generally as useful as the fully specified model. (MF)

An investigation of the comparability of union membership statistics in the United States and 11 foreign countries and concludes that international comparisons should be made with caution. Although figures published by each country are useful indicators of broad trends, they should not be used to compare levels of unionization. (Author)

Describes the growth of the female civilian labor force in the Nation from 1950 to 1975 and analyzes the upward shift in the civilian labor force participation rate from a flow perspective to determine the role of various factors that have produced the rise in the civilian labor force participation rate of women. (SH)

Discusses job displacements and layoffs from 1983-87. Reports that, despite more layoffs in the service sector, the displacement picture has improved. (JOW)

As unemployment spread among workers age 16-24 years, the rate of increase was greatest for men in their twenties; teenagers, however, remained far more subject to unemployment than older youth. (Author)

This article summarizes the accomplishments of the Bureau of Labor Statistics in implementing several of the Levitan Commission's recommendations to improve labor data and in conducting activities preparatory to the adoption of others. Examines changes in the Current Population Survey program, Current Employment Statistics surveys, and use of the…

Programs have had little effect on the unemployment rate, but most enrollees have been out of the labor force, rather than unemployed. (BH)

In a study of data concerning distribution of earned income among men and women from 1958 to 1977, it appears that the trend toward greater inequality among men continued but slowed in recent years. The more unequal distribution for women remained stable, probably reflecting limited advances. (CT)