the u.s. department of labor's bureau of labor statistics (bls) has a host of employment and unemployment, as well as wage and inflation data. their site is relatively easy to navigate, and a has a great deal of information that you may like to browse on your own.

if you want to browse the bls homepage on your own, click here

if you want unemployment statistics down to the regional, state or borough (county) level, click here

for all other labor, employment, workforce and inflation (consumer price index) data, click here