1. Chapter 02 Derek Laing The U.S. Labor Market

2. Labor Economics Copyright © 2011 by W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

3. Labor Economics Copyright © 2011 by W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

4. Labor Economics Copyright © 2011 by W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. Table 2.1 The U.S. Labor Market I: April 2009

5. Labor Economics Copyright © 2011 by W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. Table 2.2 The U.S. Labor Market II: April 2009

6. Labor Economics Copyright © 2011 by W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. Figure 2.1 The U.S. Labor Market

7. Labor Economics Copyright © 2011 by W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. Definition 2.6

8. Labor Economics Copyright © 2011 by W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. Figure 2.2 The CPI: 1970–2008

9. Labor Economics Copyright © 2011 by W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. Figure 2.3 Real and Nominal Wages

10. Labor Economics Copyright © 2011 by W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. Figure 2.4 Populations, Participation, and Unemployment Rates: 1950–2008

11. Labor Economics Copyright © 2011 by W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. Table 2.3 Hourly Earnings by Detailed Occupation Type: 2005

12. Labor Economics Copyright © 2011 by W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. Table 2.4 The Structural Transformation

13. Labor Economics Copyright © 2011 by W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. Figure 2.5 Service and Manufacturing Sector Employment: 1950–2009