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Employer Costs for Employee Compensation

September 08, 2010
Private industry employers spent an average of $27.64 per hour worked for employee compensation in June 2010. Wages and salaries averaged $19.53, and benefits averaged $8.11. Private industry employer costs for retirement and savings plans averaged 96 cents per hour worked in June 2010.
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Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey

September 08, 2010
There were 3.0 million job openings on the last business day of July 2010. The job openings rate increased over the month to 2.3 percent. The hires rate (3.3 percent) and the separations rate (3.4 percent) were unchanged.
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Unemployment in large U.S. metropolitan areas, July 2010

September 09, 2010
Among the 49 metropolitan areas with a Census 2000 population of 1 million or more, Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich., and Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif., registered the highest unemployment rates in July (not seasonally adjusted), 15.2 percent and 15.1 percent, respectively. Full Text »

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Health Care Spending: 1998, 2003, and 2008

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How have rising health care costs affected household budgets?
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PPI Industry or Commodity Data: Which Better Suits Your Needs?

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This article examines the differences between industry- and commodity-based PPI data.
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The Use of the CPI in Adjusting Federal Income Tax Brackets

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Federal income tax brackets and personal exemption and standard deduction amounts are adjusted each year with CPI data.
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China's Exchange Rate Policy Reflected in U.S. Import Prices

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The competitiveness of imports and exports is affected by foreign currency fluctuations.
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