1. State Union Membership, 2012
(Matching tags: workers, unions, public-sector workers, labor, private-sector workers)

On January 23, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its estimates for union membership in the United States in 2012. This post focuses on the union membership numbers by state. In addition to ...

2. Labor Market Policy Research Reports, September 29 – October 5, 2012
(Matching tags: jobs, labor market, public-sector workers, unemploment)

Here’s a roundup of labor market research reports released in the past week: Center for Economic Policy and Research The Problem With Structural Unemployment in the U.S. Dean Baker National Employment ...

3. Labor Market Policy Research Reports, Feb. 6-10, 2012
(Matching tags: jobs, labor market, unemployment, Social Security, medicare, public-sector workers)

This week, the LMPRR features reports from: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Contrary To “Entitlement Society” Rhetoric, Over Nine-Tenths of Entitlement Benefits Go To Elderly, Disabled, or Working ...