Some Facts and Stats About Labor and Labor Day in the U.S. 2016

Two resources to share.
1. A Brief Labor Market Update for Labor Day 2016 (via Bureau or Labor Statistics (BLS))
Data from and links to several recent BLS reports.
2. Labor Day 2016 (via U.S. Census)
Roundup of some Labor Day related data with links to source material. An infographic is also available and embedded below.
Examples of What’s Included in the Documen

16.4 million
The number of wage and salary workers age 16 and over represented by a union in 2015. This group included both union members (14.8 million) and workers who reported no union affiliation but whose jobs were covered by a union contract (1.6 million). Among states, New York continued to have the highest union membership rate (24.7 percent), and South Carolina had the lowest rate (2.1 percent).
108.0%
The projected percentage growth from 2014 to 2024 in the number of wind turbine service technicians (4,400 jobs in 2014), the projected fastest-growing occupation. Meanwhile, the occupation expected to add the greatest number of positions over this period is personal care aides (458,100).
6.3 million
The number of commuters who left for work between midnight and 4:59 a.m. in 2014. They represented 4.5 percent of all commuters. The most common time was between 7 a.m. and 7:29 a.m. – with 20.6 million commuters.
26.0 minutes
The average time it took workers in the U.S. to commute to work in 2014. New York (32.6 minutes) and Maryland (32.3 minutes) had the most time-consuming commutes.

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