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In 2021, 16.1 million persons experience some unemployment, down by 10.3 million from 2020

The number of persons who experienced unemployment at some point during 2021 was 16.1 million, down by 10.3 million from 2020. The proportion of the civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and over who worked at some time during 2021 was 63.3 percent, little different from 2020.

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12/07/2022 Productivity increases 0.8% in Q3 2022; unit labor costs increase 2.4% (annual rates)

12/06/2022 County Employment and Wages (QCEW) database now fully updated through 2nd quarter 2022

12/02/2022 Payroll employment increases by 263,000 in November; unemployment rate unchanged at 3.7%

12/01/2022 October jobless rates down over the year in 264 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 95

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Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI):
+0.4% in Oct 2022

Unemployment Rate:
3.7% in Nov 2022

Payroll Employment:
+263,000(p) in Nov 2022

Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.18(p) in Nov 2022

Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
+0.2%(p) in Oct 2022

Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+1.2% in 3rd Qtr of 2022

Productivity:
+0.8%(r) in 3rd Qtr of 2022

U.S. Import Price Index:
-0.2% in Oct 2022

U.S. Export Price Index:
-0.3% in Oct 2022