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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Feb
18
Union membership rate, at 10.0% in 2025, changes little from 2024
In 2025, the union membership rate was 10.0 percent, little changed from 9.9 percent in 2024. The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions was 14.7 million in 2025.
02/13/2026
CPI for all items rises 0.2% in January; shelter up
02/13/2026
Real average hourly earnings for all employees increase 0.3% in January
02/11/2026
Payroll employment rises by 130,000 in January; unemployment rate changes little at 4.3%
02/10/2026
Compensation costs up 0.7% Sep 2025 to Dec 2025 and up 3.4% over the year ending Dec 2025
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CAREER OUTLOOK
Healthcare, science, and engineering careers
Check out some options for jump-starting a career with an associate’s degree or less. read more
BLS REPORTS
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
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
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
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
Latest Numbers
Consumer Price Index (CPI):
+0.2% in Jan 2026
Unemployment Rate:
4.3% in Jan 2026
Payroll Employment:
+130,000(p) in Jan 2026
Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.15(p) in Jan 2026
Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
+0.5%(p) in Dec 2025
Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.7% in 4th Qtr of 2025
Productivity:
+4.9% in 3rd Qtr of 2025
U.S. Import Price Index:
+0.1% in Dec 2025
U.S. Export Price Index:
+0.3% in Dec 2025
Historical Data
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