BRIEF | The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today reported a 3.5% unemployment rate for workers ages 55 and older in January, a decrease of 0.1 percentage points from December.

RELAB REPORT | The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today reported a 3.6% unemployment rate for workers age 55 and older in December, an increase of 0.1 percentage points from November.

POLICY NOTE | The February 2015 employment report issued by the U.S. Department of Labor today reports an increase in the unemployment rate for workers over the age of 55.

WORKING PAPER | This paper compares trends in low pay employment in the US and France.

WORKING PAPER | National labor market performance is conventionally judged on the basis of unemployment and employment rates.

WORKING PAPER | Unemployment and employment rates are the conventional indicators used to measure economic and labor market performance.

POLICY NOTE | This report analyzes the results of new indicators from our previous indicator report, for the early 2000s.