BLS reports: May jobless rates down in 298 of 388 metro areas; 22% of employed work from home

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May jobless rates down over the year in 298 of 388 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 304

Economic News Release USDL-17-0881

Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Summary
For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Wednesday, June 28, 2017

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METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- MAY 2017


Unemployment rates were lower in May than a year earlier in 298 of the 388 metropolitan areas, higher in 66 areas, and unchanged in 24 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Fifty-seven areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and two areas had rates of at least 10.0 percent. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 304 metropolitan areas, decreased in 77 areas, and was unchanged in 6 areas. (See box note.) The national unemployment rate in May was 4.1 percent, not seasonally adjusted, down from 4.5 percent a year earlier.
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The State Employment and Unemployment news release for June is scheduled to be released on Friday, July 21, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for June is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).

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On days they work, 22% of employed persons do some work from home in 2016

Economic News Release USDL-17-0880

American Time Use Survey Summary
For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Tuesday, June 27, 2017

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AMERICAN TIME USE SURVEY -- 2016 RESULTS

In 2016, on days they worked, 22 percent of employed persons did some or all of their work at home, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Among workers age 25 and over, those with an advanced degree were more likely to work at home than were persons with less education--43 percent of workers with an advanced degree performed some work at home on days worked, compared with 12 percent of those with a high school diploma.

These and other results from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) were released today. These data include the average amount of time per day in 2016 that individuals worked, did household activities, and engaged in leisure and sports activities. Additionally, measures of the average time per day spent providing childcare--both as a primary (or main) activity and while doing other things--for the combined years 2012-16 are provided. For a detailed description of ATUS data and methodology, see the Technical Note.
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Additional Data

ATUS 2016 data files are available for users to do their own tabulations and analyses. In accordance with BLS and Census Bureau policies that protect the privacy of survey respondents, identifying information does not appear on the data files. The 2016 data files are available on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/tus/data.htm.

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