Handbook of U.S. labor statistics 2008
Subtitle: employment, earnings, prices, productivity, and other labor data
By: edited by Eva E. Jacobs ; associate editor, Mary Meghan Ryan
Contributors: Bernan Press
Edition: 11th ed., 2008.
Publisher: Bernan Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 489
ISBN-13: 9781598882971
Subjects: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; Statistics; POLITICAL SCIENCE; Labor & Industrial Relations; Labor
Other titles: Handbook of United States labor statistics
Description: The Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics continues and enhances the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) discontinued publication, Labor Statistics. It brings recent, authoritative data from the BLS and other government and private agencies togetherinto a convenient, single-volume source of labor data. The handbook provides recent and historical data on U.S. employment, earnings, prices, productivity, living conditions, and related topics. This popular resource also includes data on training, alternative work arrangements, union affiliation, and occupational injuries.
Notes: Includes index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Article 1. The American community survey; title: Article 2. Summary of articles from the 2006 and 2007 editions of the Monthly labor review; title: Article 3. Guidance on differences in employment and unemployment estimates from different sources; title: Population, labor force, and employment status; title: Employment, hours, and earnings; title: Occupational employment and wages; title: Labor force and employment projections by industry and occupation; title: Productivity and costs; title: Compensation of employees; title: Prices; title: Consumer expenditures; title: Occupational safety and health; title: Labor management relations; title: Foreign labor and price statistics; title: American time use survey; title: Income in the United States (Census Bureau).