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Our objective is to improve readability, accessibility, and relevance while maintaining the BLS gold standard of accuracy. We have developed two prototypes with these goals in mind. Since news releases are the principal means through which BLS data are disseminated to the public, we greatly value your feedback. (Note that these examples use July 2019 data. More recent data are available elsewhere on the BLS website.) | leave a comment » The Employment Situation Consumer Price Index VN:D [1.9.22_1171] Rating: 4.0/ 5 (112 votes cast) Comments (17) Tags: BLS , Consumer Price Index , CPI , Employment Situation , Jobs Report , News Releases New Features June 18, 2019 Industry Productivity Viewer Industry Productivity Viewer The Industry Productivity Viewer provides an interactive visualization of productivity statistics for each NAICS 4-digit industry published by BLS. Users can easily navigate to a sector and industry to see trends in productivity, output, hours worked, and unit labor costs. Industry definitions are provided. Each series in the Industry Productivity Viewer is also linked to the BLS Data Finder for further analysis. launch the application » | leave a comment » VN:D [1.9.22_1171] Rating: 3.4/ 5 (82 votes cast) Comments (0) Tags: Industry Productivity , NAICS , Statistics New Features Comparing Pay Measures Comparing Pay Measures The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has 12 surveys or programs that provide information on pay and benefits. Choosing the data source that is right for your needs can be a challenge. This interactive table lets you compare the features of these data sources. launch the application » | leave a comment » VN:D [1.9.22_1171] Rating: 3.4/ 5 (66 votes cast) Comments (0) Tags: Comparing Pay , Measures , Pay Measures New Features October 1, 2012 BLS Data Finder BLS Data Finder Data Finder is a new search and navigation tool for BLS time series data available on the BLS website. Rather than searching individual data sets, Data Finder allows users to conveniently search multiple data sets all at once. Users can extract specific data by searching by keyword or by filtering through multiple topics, measures, and attributes. 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