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Dec. jobless rates down over the year in 375 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 108

Jobless rates were lower in December than a year earlier in 375 of the 389 metropolitan areas, higher in 13, and unchanged in 1. Nonfarm payroll employment was up in 108 metropolitan areas over the year and essentially unchanged in 281.

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02/01/2022 December job openings change little, hires and total separations decrease

01/28/2022 Compensation costs up 1.0% Sep 2021 to Dec 2021 and up 4.0% over the year ending Dec 2021

01/26/2022 Gross job gains 8.1 million and gross job losses 7.2 million in the 2nd quarter of 2021

01/25/2022 December jobless rates down in 42 states; payroll jobs up in 17 states

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BEYOND THE NUMBERS

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How did employment change during the COVID-19 pandemic?

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"Chain drift" in the Chained Consumer Price Index: 1999–2017

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Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI):
+0.5% in Dec 2021

Unemployment Rate:
3.9% in Dec 2021

Payroll Employment:
+199,000(p) in Dec 2021

Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.19(p) in Dec 2021

Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
+0.2%(p) in Dec 2021

Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+1.0% in 4th Qtr of 2021

Productivity:
-5.2%(r) in 3rd Qtr of 2021

U.S. Import Price Index:
-0.2% in Dec 2021

U.S. Export Price Index:
-1.8% in Dec 2021

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