Statistics for Managers

27 November 2013

• U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims – 23 November 2013
[Jobless]

In the week ending November 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 316,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 326,000.

The 4-week moving average was 331,750, a decrease of 7,500 from the previous week's revised average of 339,250.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1 percent for the week ending November 16, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week's unrevised rate.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending November 16 were in Alaska (4.6), Puerto Rico (3.8), New Jersey (3.2), Virgin Islands (3.1), California (2.8), Connecticut (2.8), Pennsylvania (2.7), Oregon (2.5), Illinois (2.4), and New York (2.4).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending November 16 were in Florida (+888), Idaho (+573), Mississippi (+534), Minnesota (+155), and North Dakota (+103), while the largest decreases were in California (-4,644), Michigan (-3,342), Pennsylvania (-3,112), Texas (-2,584), and New York (-2,246).

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Note: “Insured unemployment rate” refers to individuals who are unemployed and receiving UC benefits.

Source: USDOL-BLS

26 November 2013

• CTDPH Says 1 in 6 Americans Will Get Food Poisoning This Year

“The Department of Public Health (DPH) reminds Connecticut residents that food safety is especially important as they prepare holiday meals. Many holiday dinners include meat and poultry, a possible source of foodborne disease if not handled and prepared properly.

”This holiday season, DPH urges consumers to prevent foodborne illness and follow the basic principles of food safety and good hygiene when buying and preparing food items.”

Read the full article at this link: CTDPH

• U.S. Nonfatal Occupational Injuries And Illnesses Requiring Days Away From Work - 2012

The rate of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases requiring days away from work to recuperate was 112 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2012, down from 117 in 201l.

The total number of private industry, state government, and local government cases with days away from work decreased 2 percent to 1,153,980 cases.

The median days away from work--a key measure of severity of injuries and illnesses--was 9 days. This is one day more than in 2011.

See the complete report at:: USDOL-BLS

• U.S. Occupational Injuries. Illnesses, and Fatalities – by State

State data presenting the number and frequency of work-related injuries, illnesses, and fatal injuries are available from two BLS programs: nonfatal cases of work-related injuries and illnesses that are recorded by employers under the Occupational safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) recordkeeping guidelines are available for 46 States and Territories from the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII); fatal cases of work-related injuries are available for all States, Territories, and New York City under a separate program, the BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI).

See the detailed state-by-state data at:: USDOL-BLS

22 November 2013

• U.S. Employment and Unemployment vs. Connecticut - October 2013

• 12-Month % Growth in Employment: U.S. vs. CT

• Unemployment Rate: U.S. vs. CT

• U.S. Labor Turnover, Quits, Layoffs – September 2013

There were 3.5 million total separations in September, little changed from August. Total turnover was 3.5% up from 3.2% in the same month a year ago.

In September, 2.57 million resignations yielded a quits rate of 1.9%, up from 1.6% last year.

U.S. employers laid off or fired 1.85 million workers, up a bit from August’s figure.

See the complete report at this link: USDOL-BLS

• U.S. Job Openings and Hires – September 2013

There were 3.95 million job openings in September, little changed from August. The number of job openings decreased in arts, entertainment, and recreation and was little changed in all remaining industries and in all four regions.

The number of job openings (NSA) increased over the year for total nonfarm and total private, and was little changed in government. Over the year, the number of job openings increased in several industries but decreased in nondurable goods manufacturing and federal government. The Midwest region experienced an increase in job openings over the 12 months ending in September.