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October job openings rates up in 3 states; total separations rates down in 8 states

October job openings rates rose in 3 states. Hires rates rose in 3 states and fell in 1. Total separations rates fell in 8 states and rose in 2. Quits rates fell in 7 states and the District of Columbia and rose in 1; layoffs and discharges fell in 3 states and rose in 4 states.

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12/19/2025 Average annual expenditures are $78,535 per consumer unit in 2024

12/19/2025 County Employment and Wages (QCEW) database now fully updated through 2nd quarter 2025

12/19/2025 Total factor productivity increases in 13 out of 21 major industries in 2024

12/18/2025 CPI for all items rises 2.7% over 12 months ending in November; shelter up

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MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW

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Industry growth patterns from 1990 to 2024

A closer look at output, productivity, and hours worked in a sample of fast-growing industries. read more

MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW

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Gains in private-sector average hourly earnings by major industry

This article seeks to isolate the effect each major industry had on the annual change in total private earnings in 2024. read more

MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW

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Total nonfarm employment growth continues to slow in 2024

Total nonfarm employment in the United States expanded in 2024—although by less than in any year since 2020. read more

CAREER OUTLOOK

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Education level and projected openings, 2024–34

Occupations expected to have the most openings for new entrants with various levels of education. read more

MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW

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Early educators and public school teachers: labor market outcomes

A comparison of job quality among private industry early educators and public school K–8 teachers. read more

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Latest Numbers

Unemployment Rate:
4.6% in Nov 2025

Payroll Employment:
+64,000(p) in Nov 2025

Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.05(p) in Nov 2025

Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
+0.3%(p) in Sep 2025

Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.8% in 3rd Qtr of 2025

Productivity:
+3.3%(r) in 2nd Qtr of 2025

U.S. Import Price Index:
unchanged in Sep 2025

U.S. Export Price Index:
unchanged in Sep 2025