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MAJOR ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Consumer Price Index
In June, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.6 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis; rising 0.6 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in June (SA); up 1.2 percent over the year (NSA).
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Employment Cost Index
Compensation costs rose 0.8 percent for civilian workers, seasonally adjusted, from December 2019 to March 2020. Over the year, compensation rose 2.8 percent, with wages and salaries rising 3.1 percent and benefit costs increasing 2.1 percent.
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Employment Situation
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 4.8 million in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1 percent. These improvements in the labor market reflected the continued resumption of economic activity that had been curtailed in March and April due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for final demand fell 0.2 percent in June, as prices for final demand services declined 0.3 percent and the index for final demand goods rose 0.2 percent. The final demand index decreased 0.8 percent for the 12 months ended in June.
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Productivity and Costs
Productivity decreased 0.9 percent in the nonfarm business sector in the first quarter of 2020; unit labor costs increased 5.1 percent (seasonally adjusted annual rates). In manufacturing, productivity increased 0.3 percent and unit labor costs increased 6.9 percent.
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Real Earnings
Real average hourly earnings decreased 1.7 percent over the month in June, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings decreased 1.2 percent and CPI-U increased 0.6 percent. Real average weekly earnings decreased 2.3 percent over the month.
U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
U.S. import prices rose 1.4 percent in June, after advancing 0.8 percent in May. Prices for U.S. exports increased 1.4 percent in June following a 0.4-percent rise the previous month. Over the past 12 months, import and export prices fell 3.8 percent and 4.4 percent, respectively.
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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 — 2013–14 (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)
- 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)
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