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Private industry compensation costs average $45.38 per hour worked in March 2025

Employer costs for private industry workers averaged $31.89 per hour worked for wages and salaries and $13.49 for benefits in March 2025. Compensation costs were $17.55 at the 10th wage percentile, $32.97 at the median, and $88.34 at the 90th percentile.

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06/12/2025 PPI for final demand increases 0.1% in May; services advance 0.1%, goods rise 0.2%

06/11/2025 CPI for all items rises 0.1% in May; shelter up

06/11/2025 Real average hourly earnings for all employees increase 0.3% in May

06/06/2025 Payroll employment increases by 139,000 in May; unemployment rate unchanged at 4.2%

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BEYOND THE NUMBERS

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Employment and wages for alternate definitions of STEM occupations

Research and analysis for defining science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations. read more

BLS REPORTS

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Women in the labor force

An examination of two flexibilities—telework and part-time work—and how their usage differs between women and men. read more

BEYOND THE NUMBERS

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The impact of COVID on the price of steel in three phases

This article analyzes the changes in steel prices from the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020 through May 2023. read more

BEYOND THE NUMBERS

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Golden years: older Americans at work and play

Insights into the labor force participation and activities of older individuals from two BLS surveys. read more

MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW

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Describing U.S. oil and gas extraction workforce with public data

Estimating the size, characteristics, dynamics, and distribution of the oil and gas extraction workforce using public data. read more

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Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI):
+0.1% in May 2025

Unemployment Rate:
4.2% in May 2025

Payroll Employment:
+139,000(p) in May 2025

Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.15(p) in May 2025

Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
+0.1%(p) in May 2025

Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.9% in 1st Qtr of 2025

Productivity:
-1.5%(r) in 1st Qtr of 2025

U.S. Import Price Index:
+0.1% in Apr 2025

U.S. Export Price Index:
+0.1% in Apr 2025