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LATEST RELEASES

• Producer Price Index 01/15/2021
• U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes 01/14/2021
• Consumer Price Index 01/13/2021
• Real Earnings 01/13/2021

MAJOR ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Consumer Price Index

In December, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.4 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis; rising 1.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in December (SA); up 1.6 percent over the year (NSA).

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Employment Cost Index

Compensation costs rose 0.5 percent for civilian workers, seasonally adjusted, from June 2020 to September 2020. Over the year, compensation rose 2.4 percent, with wages and salaries rising 2.5 percent and benefit costs increasing 2.3 percent.

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Employment Situation

Total nonfarm payroll employment declined by 140,000 in December, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.7 percent. The decline in payroll employment reflects the recent increase in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and efforts to contain the pandemic.

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Producer Price Index

The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.3 percent in December, as prices for final demand goods advanced 1.1 percent, and the index for final demand services edged down 0.1 percent. The final demand index rose 0.8 percent in 2020.

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Productivity and Costs

Productivity increased 4.6 percent in the nonfarm business sector in the third quarter of 2020; unit labor costs decreased 6.6 percent (seasonally adjusted annual rates). In manufacturing, productivity increased 19.9 percent and unit labor costs decreased 12.1 percent.

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Real Earnings

Real average hourly earnings increased 0.4 percent over the month in December, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.8 percent and CPI-U increased 0.4 percent. Real average weekly earnings increased 0.1 percent over the month.

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U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes

U.S. import prices increased 0.9 percent in December, after advancing 0.2 percent in November. Prices for exports rose 1.1 percent in December following a 0.7-percent increase the previous month. In 2020, import prices fell 0.3 percent and export prices rose 0.2 percent.

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EMPLOYMENT & UNEMPLOYMENT

Monthly

• Employment Situation (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)
• Commissioner's Statement on the Employment Situation (HTML) (PDF)
• Job Openings and Labor Turnover (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)
• Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)
• Real Earnings (HTML) (PDF)
• State Employment and Unemployment (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)

Quarterly, annual, and other

• American Time Use Survey (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)
• Business Employment Dynamics (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)
• College Enrollment and Work Activity of High School Graduates (HTML) (PDF)
• Computer and Internet Use at Work (HTML) (PDF)
• Contingent and Alternative Employment Arrangements (HTML) (PDF)
• County Employment and Wages (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)
• Employee Tenure (HTML) (PDF)
• Employment Characteristics of Families (HTML) (PDF)
• Employment Situation of Veterans (HTML) (PDF)
• Foreign-born Workers: Labor Force Characteristics (HTML) (PDF)
• Labor Market Activity, Education, and Partner Status among Americans: Results from a Longitudinal Survey (HTML) (PDF)
• Number of Jobs, Labor Market Experience, and Earnings Growth: Results from a National Longitudinal Survey (HTML) (PDF)
• Occupational Employment and Wages (HTML) (PDF)
• Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics (HTML) (PDF)
• Regional and State Unemployment (Annual) (HTML) (PDF)
• Summer Employment and Unemployment among Youth (HTML) (PDF)
• Union Members (HTML) (PDF)
• Unpaid Eldercare in the United States (HTML) (PDF)
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)
• Volunteering in the United States (HTML) (PDF)
• Work At Home (HTML) (PDF)
• Work Experience of the Population (HTML) (PDF)
• Worker Displacement (HTML) (PDF)
• Workers on Flexible and Shift Schedules (HTML) (PDF)

INFLATION & PRICES

• Consumer Price Index (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)
• Producer Price Index (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)
• U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)
• Consumer Expenditures Survey (Annual) (HTML) (PDF)

PAY & BENEFITS & WORKPLACE INJURIES

• Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)
• Employee Benefits in the United States (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)
• Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)
• Employment Cost Index (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)
• Major Work Stoppages (HTML ) (PDF)
• Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (HTML) (PDF)
• Occupational Requirements Survey (HTML) (PDF)

PRODUCTIVITY & TECHNOLOGY

• Multifactor Productivity Trends (HTML) (PDF)
• Multifactor Productivity Trends for Detailed Industries (HTML) (PDF)
• Multifactor Productivity Trends in Manufacturing (HTML) (PDF)
• Productivity and Costs (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)
• Productivity and Costs by Industry: Manufacturing and Mining Industries (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)
• Productivity and Costs by Industry: Selected Service-Providing Industries (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)
• Productivity and Costs by Industry: Wholesale and Retail Trade, Food Services and Drinking Places (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)

EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS

• Occupational Outlook Handbook (HTML) (PDF)
• Employment Projections (HTML) (PDF)

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• New York-New Jersey (New York, NY)
• Mid-Atlantic (Philadelphia, PA)
• Southeast (Atlanta, GA)
• Midwest (Chicago, IL)
• Southwest (Dallas, TX)
• Mountain-Plains (Kansas City, MO)
• Western (San Francisco, CA)

 

Last Modified Date: September 24, 2020