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Payroll employment increases by 315,000 in August; unemployment rate rises to 3.7%

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 315,000 in August, and the unemployment rate rose to 3.7 percent. Notable job gains occurred in professional and business services, health care, and retail trade.

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09/01/2022 Productivity decreases 4.1% in Q2 2022; unit labor costs increase 10.2% (annual rates)

08/31/2022 July jobless rates down over the year in 383 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 99

08/30/2022 July job openings change little; hires and total separations also change little

08/26/2022 From 2019 to 2021, 3.6 million workers displaced from jobs they held for at least 3 years

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Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI):
unchanged in Jul 2022

Unemployment Rate:
3.7% in Aug 2022

Payroll Employment:
+315,000(p) in Aug 2022

Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.10(p) in Aug 2022

Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
-0.5%(p) in Jul 2022

Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+1.3% in 2nd Qtr of 2022

Productivity:
-4.1%(r) in 2nd Qtr of 2022

U.S. Import Price Index:
-1.4% in Jul 2022

U.S. Export Price Index:
-3.3% in Jul 2022