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A data chart image of Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 1.1 percent over the year
Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 1.1 percent over the year
January 26, 2026

Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 1.1 percent from December 2024 to December 2025. The change in real average hourly earnings combines with no change in the average workweek resulted in a 1.1-percent increase in real average weekly earnings over the year.

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January 23, 2026
A data chart image of Import prices up 0.1 percent, export prices up 3.3 percent over the year ended November 2025
Import prices up 0.1 percent, export prices up 3.3 percent over the year ended November 2025

Prices for U.S. imports increased 0.1 percent from November 2024 to November 2025 while U.S. export prices increased 3.3 percent over the same period.

January 22, 2026
A data chart image of Producer prices rose 3.0 percent from November 2024 to November 2025
Producer prices rose 3.0 percent from November 2024 to November 2025

The Producer Price Index for final demand rose 3.0 percent from November 2024 to November 2025. Prices for final demand goods increased 3.2 percent, while prices for final demand services rose 2.9 percent.

January 21, 2026
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Consumer Price Index: 2025 in review

The Consumer Price Index for all items rose 2.7 percent from December 2024 to December 2025. Food prices increased 3.1 percent, reflecting a 2.4-percent increase in prices for food at home and a 4.1-percent increase in prices for food away from home.

January 20, 2026
A data chart image of 26.0 percent of the unemployed had been out of work 27 weeks or longer in December 2025
26.0 percent of the unemployed had been out of work 27 weeks or longer in December 2025

Both the unemployment rate, at 4.4 percent, and the number of unemployed people, at 7.5 million, changed little in December 2025. The long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) accounted for 26.0 percent of all unemployed people in December, and was up 397,000 over the year to 1.9 million.