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Compensation costs up 0.7% Sep 2025 to Dec 2025 and up 3.4% over the year ending Dec 2025
Compensation costs increased 0.7 percent for civilian workers, seasonally adjusted, from September 2025 to December 2025. Over the year, total compensation rose 3.4 percent, wages and salaries rose 3.3 percent, and benefit costs rose 3.4 percent.
02/10/2026
U.S. import prices up 0.1% in December on higher nonfuel prices; export prices rise 0.3%
02/06/2026
December jobless rates up over the year in 255 of 387 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 5
02/05/2026
December job openings trend down, hires and total separations change little
01/30/2026
PPI for final demand advances 0.5% in December; services rise 0.7%, goods unchanged
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BLS REPORTS
Highlights of women’s earnings in 2024
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MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW
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MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW
An evaluation of output measures for productivity analysis
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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):
+0.3% in Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate:
4.4% in Dec 2025
Payroll Employment:
+50,000(p) in Dec 2025
Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.12(p) in Dec 2025
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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