Tag: BLS

Labor Union Numbers Remain Steady

By jessica Feb 15, 2006 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 19, 2015

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has released figures showing that in 2005, 12.5 percent of wage and salary workers were union members, the same percentage as in 2004. Note that while the percentage remained steady, the actual number of union members increased by 213,000. Union membership was at a peak […]

News Notes: New Data On Jobs With Most Injuries Requiring Time Off

By Jennifer Carsen May 1, 2004 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), truck drivers and nursing aides were the two occupations in private industry with the highest rate of injuries and illnesses requiring at least one day away from work in 2002. The BLS reports that there were 1.4 million total workplace injuries entailing at […]

News Notes: Continued Steady Decline In Union Membership

By Jennifer Carsen Mar 1, 2004 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 19, 2015

Recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) figures reveal the number of workers who belong to labor unions has continued its steady 20-year decline. In 2003, just 12.9 percent of U.S. workers belonged to a labor union, down from 13.3 percent a year earlier. For private sector workers, union membership fell from 8.6 percent to […]