Bureau of Labor Statistics offers regional updates on labor market, economic disparities, regional growth at online Data Users Conference

EVENT:         Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Mid-Atlantic Region Data Users Conference, in partnership with the Federal Reserve                                     Bank of Philadelphia

WHO:            Bureau of Labor Statistics

                              Commissioner William Beach

                              Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee

                              Assistant Commissioner Patrick Carey

                              Assistant Commissioner Marika Litras

                     Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

                              President and CEO Patrick T. Harker

                              Senior Economic Analyst Paul Flora

                              Regional Economic Analyst Darcelle Bowrin-Toussaint

WHAT:          Leaders from the BLS and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia will review publicly available labor market data and provide insight on how the data is used to analyze the U.S. economy and understand changes in the current labor market. Discussions will include:

• How the BLS works to analyze the U.S. economy.
• Current highlights and trends in employment, unemployment, hours of work, earnings, and other demographic labor force data.
• Labor market disparities in the Philadelphia Region.
• Smart growth for regions of all sizes.
• Highlights and trends with occupational safety and health data.

A question-and-answer session will take place at the end of each presentation.

The conference is open to the general public and media.

WHEN:          Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022

                         9 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. EDT

WHERE:       Online conference

                        Register to attend by 4 p.m. on Aug. 16, 2022.        

After registration, an invitation to attend will be sent.