print email comment close Overview of BLS Statistics on Unemployment URL: http://www.bls.gov/bls/unemployment.htm Description: Links to a number of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) programs that provide information about joblessness. Programs include the National Unemployment Rate (from the Current Population Survey), State and Local Unemployment Rates, International Unemployment Rates (for 10 countries, including Japan, Canada, France, and Sweden), and Mass Layoff Statistics. Also includes a list of unemployment research publications, some of which are available online. From the BLS, U.S. Department of Labor. Publisher: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. Department of Labor LII Database Information: Record 27055 created by Maria Brandt on 10/27/2008 Last modification on 11/04/2008 Published: 11/20/2008   LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27055