Unemployment holds steady for much of 2016 but edges down in the fourth quarter (April 2017).Job market continued to improve in 2017 as the unemployment rate declined to a 17-year low (April 2018).Tight labor market continues in 2018 as the unemployment rate falls to a 49-year low (May 2019).Job market remains tight in 2019, as the unemployment rate falls to its lowest level since 1969 (April 2020).Unemployment rises in 2020, as the country battles the COVID-19 pandemic (June 2021).labor market shows improvement in 2021, but the COVID-19 pandemic continues to weigh on the economy (June 2022) Illness-related work absences during flu season (July 2010) ( PDF)Įach year a summary of the labor market is published in the Monthly Labor Review.Work absences due to bad weather: analysis of data from 1977 to 2010 (February 2012) ( PDF).Illness-related work absences in January 2013 highest since February 2008 (February 2013).Illness-related work absences in January 2015 little different from a year earlier (February 2015).Work absences due to bad weather from 1994 to 2016 (January 2017).4.2 million workers have illness-related work absences in January 2018 (March 2018).

Absences from work of employed full-time wage and salary workers (employee absences).

Nonagricultural wage and salary workers not at work, absence was unpaid.

Unpaid absences (all reasons) - Time series quick-link:.

People who usually work full time, but were at work part time due to bad weather, nonagricultural sector.

People with a job, but not at work due to bad weather, nonagricultural sector.

Missed work due to bad weather - Time series quick-links:.

People who usually work full time, but were at work part time due to own illness, all industries.

People with a job, but not at work due to own illness, all industries.Missed work due to own illness - Time series quick-links:.Employed people who did not work during the survey reference week.Data on absences from work - learn more about the absence measures and retrieve time series.See also Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic for a discussion of people not at work in the monthly impact summary.

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