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PPI for final demand advances 0.5% in December; services rise 0.7%, goods unchanged
The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.5 percent in December. Prices for final demand services advanced 0.7 percent, and the index for final demand goods was unchanged. On an unadjusted basis, prices for final demand rose 3.0 percent in 2025.
01/29/2026
Productivity increases 4.9% in Q3 2025; unit labor costs decrease 1.9% (annual rates)
01/28/2026
Full-time wage and salary workers median weekly earnings are $1,204 in 2025
01/27/2026
November job openings rates down in 7 states; layoffs and discharges rates down in 7
01/27/2026
December jobless rates up in 6 states; payroll jobs essentially unchanged in all states
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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
BLS REPORTS
A profile of the working poor, 2023
In 2023, 36.8 million people, or 11.1 percent of the nation’s population, lived below the official poverty level. read more
MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW
The value of transactional data to a consumer spending survey
This article evaluates transactional data and how it could be used to complement the Consumer Expenditure Surveys. read more
MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW
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
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):
+0.8% in 3rd Qtr of 2025
Productivity:
+4.9% in 3rd Qtr of 2025
Historical Data
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