Bob Marshall’s BLS Analysis; 9/2/11 Labor Day 2011 BLS Preface: In view of the upcoming Labor Day national holiday (the day we have set aside—since 1894—to pay tribute to working men and women) and the President’s upcoming ‘Jobs’ address to the nation on September 8th, I would like to add a short preface to…

Bob Marshall’s BLS Analysis; 8/5/11 The unemployment rate is published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a division of the US Department of Labor.  The rate is found by dividing the number of unemployed by the total civilian labor force.  On August 5, 2011, the BLS published the most recent unemployment rate for…

Bob Marshall’s BLS Analysis; 7/8/11 The unemployment rate is published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a division of the US Department of Labor.  The rate is found by dividing the number of unemployed by the total civilian labor force.  On July 8, 2011, the BLS published the most recent unemployment rate for June,…

Bob Marshall’s BLS Analysis; 6/11/11 The unemployment rate is published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a division of the US Department of Labor.  The rate is found by dividing the number of unemployed by the total civilian labor force.  On June 3, 2011, the BLS published the most recent unemployment rate…

Bob Marshall’s BLS Analysis; 5/6/11   The unemployment rate is published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a division of the US Department of Labor.  The rate is found by dividing the number of unemployed by the total civilian labor force.  On May 6, 2011, the BLS published the most recent unemployment rate for April,…

Bob Marshall’s BLS Analysis; 4/1/11 The unemployment rate is published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a division of the US Department of Labor.  The rate is found by dividing the number of unemployed by the total civilian labor force.  On April 1, 2011, the BLS published the most recent unemployment rate for…

Bob Marshall’s BLS Analysis; 3/4/11 The unemployment rate is published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a division of the US Department of Labor.  The rate is found by dividing the number of unemployed by the total civilian labor force.  On March 4, 2011, the BLS published the most recent unemployment rate for February,…

Bob Marshall’s BLS Analysis; 2/4/11 The unemployment rate is published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a division of the US Department of Labor.  The rate is found by dividing the number of unemployed by the total civilian labor force.  On February 4, 2011, the BLS published the most recent unemployment rate for…

Bob Marshall’s BLS Analysis; 1/7/11 The unemployment rate is published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a division of the US Department of Labor.  The rate is found by dividing the number of unemployed by the total civilian labor force.  On January 7, 2011, the BLS published the most recent unemployment rate for…

Bob Marshall’s BLS Analysis; 12/3/10   The unemployment rate is published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a division of the US Department of Labor.  The rate is found by dividing the number of unemployed by the total civilian labor force.  On December 3, 2010, the BLS published the most recent unemployment rate for November,…

Bob Marshall’s BLS Analysis; 11/5/10   The unemployment rate is published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a division of the US Department of Labor.  The rate is found by dividing the number of unemployed by the total civilian labor force.  On November 5, 2010, the BLS published the most recent unemployment rate for October,…

Bob Marshall’s BLS Analysis; 10/8/10 The unemployment rate is published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a division of the US Department of Labor.  The rate is found by dividing the number of unemployed by the total civilian labor force.  On October 8, 2010, the BLS published the most recent unemployment rate for September, 2010…