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Dec
19
Average annual expenditures are $78,535 per consumer unit in 2024
Average annual expenditures for all consumer units in 2024 were $78,535. At the same time, average income before taxes was $104,207.
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
12/18/2025
Real average hourly earnings for all employees increase 0.8% over the year in November
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MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW
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
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
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
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
MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW
Unemployment rate and labor force participation rate
Unemployment rate increases in first half of 2024 before leveling off. Labor force participation rate holds fairly steady. read more
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
Historical Data
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