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Job openings fall to 6.9 million; hires and quits edge down in November

Job openings fell to 6.9 million on the last business day of November. Over the month, hires edged down to 5.7 million, quits edged down to 3.4 million, and total separations were little changed at 5.5 million.

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01/04/2019

Payroll employment increases by 312,000 in December; unemployment rate rises to 3.9%

01/03/2019

Nov. jobless rates down over the year in 290 of 388 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 54

12/21/2018

November jobless rates down in 6 states, up in 2; payroll jobs up in 4 states

12/18/2018

Total of 5,147 fatal work injuries in 2017, down slightly from 2016

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Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI):
unchanged in Nov 2018

Unemployment Rate:
3.9% in Dec 2018

Payroll Employment:
+312,000(p) in Dec 2018

Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.11(p) in Dec 2018

Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
+0.1%(p) in Nov 2018

Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.8% in 3rd Qtr of 2018

Productivity:
+2.3%(r) in 3rd Qtr of 2018

U.S. Import Price Index:
-1.6% in Nov 2018

U.S. Export Price Index:
-0.9% in Nov 2018

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