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Payroll employment rises by 353,000 in January; unemployment rate remains at 3.7%

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 353,000 in January, and the unemployment rate remained at 3.7 percent. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, health care, retail trade, and social assistance. Employment declined in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction.

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02/01/2024 Productivity increases 3.2% in Q4 2023; unit labor costs increase 0.5% (annual rates)

01/31/2024 Compensation costs up 0.9% Sep 2023 to Dec 2023 and up 4.2% over the year ending Dec 2023

01/30/2024 Gross job gains are 8.1 million in 2nd quarter 2023; gross job losses are 7.8 million

01/30/2024 Number of job openings, hires, and total separations change little in December

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Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI):
+0.3% in Dec 2023

Unemployment Rate:
3.7% in Jan 2024

Payroll Employment:
+353,000(p) in Jan 2024

Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.19(p) in Jan 2024

Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
-0.1%(p) in Dec 2023

Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.9% in 4th Qtr of 2023

Productivity:
+3.2% in 4th Qtr of 2023

U.S. Import Price Index:
unchanged in Dec 2023

U.S. Export Price Index:
-0.9% in Dec 2023