Although wages and salaries have risen faster for nonunion workers than for union workers in recent years, three Bureau of Labor Statistics series suggest that the union edge persists. Estimates of its magnitude depend on the data analyzed. (Author)

A new injury index by occupation indicates that laborers had injuries at a level almost four times the average while operatives and craftworkers incurred injuries at about one-and-one-half times the norm. Professionals and clerical workers were subject to injuries at a level about one-fourth the average. (CT)

Earnings inequality increased sharply in the early 1980s, tapered off in the later 1980s, and reaccelerated in the 1990s. Although inequality increased overall and for men and women separately, a combined analysis overlooks differences in the labor market dynamics of men and women. (Author)