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12-12-2025 - Recognizing sales workers on Salesperson Day - December 12, 2025 - Whether it’s finding gifts for the kids, recommending wine and cheese for a party, or arranging a dream vacation, sales workers go the extra mile at this time of year to help make our holidays special. Salesperson Day, the second Friday in December, gives us an opportunity to recognize them in return. Sales and related workers had employment of nearly 13.4 million in May 2024, representing about 8.7 percent of U.S. employment. Retail salespersons (3.8 million) and cashiers (3.1 million) were the two largest sales occupations, as well as two of the largest occupations overall. Three other sales-related occupations each had employment of over 1 million: wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, except technical and scientific products; sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel; and first-line supervisors of retail sales workers. Sales and related occupations had an annual mean wage of $54,070, below the average of $67,920 for all occupations. Sales engineers ($130,410) and wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives of technical and scientific products ($114,520) were the highest paying sales occupations. Two of the occupations with the most employment were among the lowest paying sales occupations: retail salespersons ($37,150) and cashiers ($31,810). Telemarketers ($36,340), with employment of about 66,000, was also among the occupations with below-average wages. Customer service, adaptability, and interpersonal skills are important qualities for sales workers to have. Although most sales occupations typically require either a high school diploma or no formal educational credential for entry, a few, such as sales engineers, typically require a bachelor’s degree. Employment and wage data are from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program.
12-11-2025 - Mobility impairment most common work-limiting health condition or difficulty in 2024 - December 11, 2025 - In July 2024, 7.4 million employed people ages 16 to 75 had at least one work-limiting health condition or difficulty, accounting for 4.6 percent of all employed people in this age group. The most common work-limiting health condition or difficulty among workers was a mobility impairment (1.8 percent). Additional types included a mental health condition (0.5 percent), cognitive, intellectual, or learning disability (0.3 percent), visual or hearing impairment (0.2 percent), and some other health condition or difficulty (1.7 percent). Examples of other health conditions or difficulties include heart problems, asthma, diabetes, or autoimmune diseases. These data are from the Current Population Survey.
12-10-2025 - Median weekly earnings of the nation's 122.6 million full-time wage and salary workers were $1,214 in the third quarter of 2025. Women had median weekly earnings of $1,076, or 80.7 percent of the $1,333 median for men. Among the major occupational groups, people employed full time in management, professional, and related occupations had the highest median weekly earnings—$1,912 for men and $1,466 for women. People employed in service occupations earned the least—$897 for men and $747 for women. These data are from the Current Population Survey and are not seasonally adjusted.
12-09-2025 - Numbers, research, and discovery: STEM employment projected to take off! - December 09, 2025 - STEM employment, which includes occupations in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, is projected to grow by 8.1 percent from 2024 to 2034. In comparison, employment in non-STEM occupations is projected to grow 2.7 percent over this period. The median wage for STEM occupations ($103,580) was more than twice the median wage for non-STEM occupations ($48,000) in 2024. These data are from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics and Employment Projections programs.
12-05-2025 - From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Economics Daily - December 08, 2025 - Import prices up 0.3 percent, export prices up 3.8 percent, over the year ended September 2025 - Prices for U.S. imports rose 0.3 percent from September 2024 to September 2025, the first over-the-year increase since import prices rose 0.8 percent for the year ended March 2025. Import fuel prices fell 4.0 percent, while nonfuel import prices rose 0.8 percent. U.S. export prices increased 3.8 percent over the 12-months ended in September 2025, the largest over-the-year increase since export prices rose 4.6 percent for the year ended December 2022. Prices for agricultural exports rose 4.4 percent, as higher prices for nuts, fruit, and meat contributed to the over-the-year increase. Prices for nonagricultural exports increased 3.7 percent from September 2024 to September 2025, the largest over-the-year increase since a 3.9 percent increase for the year ended December 2022. These data are from the International Price program and are not seasonally adjusted.