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Feb

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Payroll employment rises by 227,000 in January; unemployment rate changes little (4.8%)

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 227,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.8 percent. Job gains occurred in retail trade, construction, and financial activities.

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02/02/2017

Productivity rises 1.3% in 4th quarter 2016 (annual rate); unit labor costs rise 1.7%

02/01/2017

Dec jobless rates down over the year in 236 of 387 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 292

01/31/2017

Compensation costs up 0.5% Sept 2016-Dec 2016 and up 2.2% over the year ending Dec 2016

01/26/2017

Union membership rate in 2016 is 10.7%, down from 11.1% in 2015

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Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI):
+0.3% in Dec 2016

Unemployment Rate:
4.8% in Jan 2017

Payroll Employment:
+227,000(p) in Jan 2017

Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.03(p) in Jan 2017

Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
+0.3%(p) in Dec 2016

Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.5% in 4th Qtr of 2016

Productivity:
+1.3% in 4th Qtr of 2016

U.S. Import Price Index:
+0.4% in Dec 2016

U.S. Export Price Index:
+0.3% in Dec 2016

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