Full-time hourly wages for waiters and waitresses in 2017
October 29, 2018
Many people have worked as waiters and waitresses at some point in their lives. With 2.6 million workers in 2017, waiters and waitresses are among the 10 largest detailed occupations in the United States. Among waiters and waitresses who worked full time, the metropolitan areas with the highest average hourly wages in 2017 include Madison, Wisconsin ($18.56), San Diego-Carlsbad, California ($18.54), Fresno, California ($18.28), and Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, Florida ($17.25).
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Employee access to disability insurance plans
Short- and long-term disability insurance plans replace some of the pay workers lose when they cannot work because of an injury or illness that is not related to their job. From 2008 to 2018, there was a slight increase in employer-provided access to these insurance plans.
October 25, 2018
Physically strenuous jobs in 2017
Some occupations require more physical activity than others. For example some require workers to stand and walk more, compared to sitting. Among all civilian jobs in 2017, workers spent an average of 60.4 percent of their workday standing or walking and 39.6 percent of their workdays sitting. Construction laborers spent more than 90 percent of their workday standing or walking.
October 24, 2018
6 states had historically low unemployment rates in September 2018
Unemployment rates were significantly lower in September 2018 than a year earlier in 16 states, while 34 states and the District of Columbia had little or no change.
October 23, 2018
Professional and business services employment up 8.0 percent in South Dakota over the year
Professional and business services employment increased by 2,500, or 8.0 percent, in South Dakota over the year ended September 2018. In Mississippi, professional and business services employment increased by 7,400, or 6.9 percent.
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