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Payroll employment rises by 253,000 in April; unemployment rate changes little at 3.4%

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 253,000 in April, and the unemployment rate changed little at 3.4 percent. Employment continued to trend up in professional and business services, health care, leisure and hospitality, and social assistance.

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05/04/2023 Productivity decreases 2.7% in Q1 2023; unit labor costs increase 6.3% (annual rates)

05/03/2023 March jobless rates down over the year in 208 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 91

05/02/2023 March job openings decrease; layoffs and discharges increase

04/28/2023 Compensation costs up 1.2% Dec 2022 to Mar 2023 and up 4.8% over the year ending Mar 2023

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MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW

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A consumption measure for poverty and inequality analysis

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MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW

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Auto dealer markup and new-vehicle consumer inflation, 2019–22

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SPOTLIGHT ON STATISTICS

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Employment in professional, scientific, and technical services

This Spotlight examines projected 2021–31 employment growth for the sector and its detailed industries and occupations. read more

MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW

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Employment, telework, and child remote schooling in 2021

This article examines data collected from February to May 2021 on work and telework during the COVID-19 pandemic. read more

SPOTLIGHT ON STATISTICS

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Business Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic

This Spotlight on Statistics examines differences in private industry businesses' responses to COVID-19 across firm sizes. read more

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Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI):
+0.1% in Mar 2023

Unemployment Rate:
3.4% in Apr 2023

Payroll Employment:
+253,000(p) in Apr 2023

Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.16(p) in Apr 2023

Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
-0.5%(p) in Mar 2023

Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+1.2% in 1st Qtr of 2023

Productivity:
-2.7% in 1st Qtr of 2023

U.S. Import Price Index:
-0.6% in Mar 2023

U.S. Export Price Index:
-0.3% in Mar 2023