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December jobless rates up over the year in 255 of 387 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 5

Jobless rates were higher in December than a year earlier in 255 of the 387 metropolitan areas, lower in 110, and unchanged in 22. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 5 areas, decreased in 2, and was essentially unchanged in 380.

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02/05/2026 December job openings trend down, hires and total separations change little

01/30/2026 PPI for final demand advances 0.5% in December; services rise 0.7%, goods unchanged

01/29/2026 Productivity increases 4.9% in Q3 2025; unit labor costs decrease 1.9% (annual rates)

01/28/2026 Full-time wage and salary workers median weekly earnings are $1,204 in 2025

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Highlights of women’s earnings in 2024

Earnings for women age 16 and older who usually work full time were $1,043, compared with $1,261 for men. read more

MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW

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The value of transactional data to a consumer spending survey

Evaluation of transactional data and how it could be used to complement the Consumer Expenditure Surveys. read more

MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW

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An evaluation of output measures for productivity analysis

The relative attributes of three output measures—GDP, GDI, and GDO—with respect to labor productivity analysis. read more

MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW

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Industry and occupational employment projections overview, 2024–34

Total employment projected to grow 3.1 percent from 2024 to 2034, slower than 13.0-percent growth from 2014–24. read more

BLS REPORTS

A profile of the working poor, 2023

In 2023, 36.8 million people, or 11.1 percent of the nation’s population, lived below the official poverty level. read more

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Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI):
+0.3% in Dec 2025

Unemployment Rate:
4.4% in Dec 2025

Payroll Employment:
+50,000(p) in Dec 2025

Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.12(p) in Dec 2025

Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
+0.5%(p) in Dec 2025

Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.8% in 3rd Qtr of 2025

Productivity:
+4.9% in 3rd Qtr of 2025