Economic News Releases

LATEST RELEASES

• State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) 05/20/2022
• Labor Force Characteristics of Foreign-born Workers 05/18/2022
• State Job Openings and Labor Turnover 05/18/2022
• U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes 05/13/2022

MAJOR ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Consumer Price Index

In April, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.3 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 8.3 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.6 percent in April (SA); up 6.2 percent over the year (NSA).

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Employment Cost Index

Compensation costs increased 1.4 percent for civilian workers, seasonally adjusted, from December 2021 to March 2022. Over the year, total compensation rose 4.5 percent, wages and salaries rose 4.7 percent, and benefit costs rose 4.1 percent.

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Employment Situation

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 428,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.6 percent. Job growth was widespread, led by gains in leisure and hospitality, in manufacturing, and in transportation and warehousing.

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Producer Price Index

The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.5 percent in April. Prices for final demand goods advanced 1.3 percent, and the index for final demand services was unchanged. Final demand prices moved up 11.0 percent for the 12 months ended in April.

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Productivity and Costs

Productivity decreased 7.5 percent in the nonfarm business sector in the first quarter of 2022; unit labor costs increased 11.6 percent (seasonally adjusted annual rates). In manufacturing, productivity increased 0.7 percent and unit labor costs increased 2.1 percent.

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Real Earnings

Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.1 percent in April, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.3 percent, and CPI-U increased 0.3 percent. Real average weekly earnings did not change.

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U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes

Prices for U.S. imports recorded no change in April, after advancing 2.9 percent in March. Export prices rose 0.6 percent in April following a 4.1-percent increase the previous month. Over the past year, import prices advanced 12.0 percent and export prices rose 18.0 percent.

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Employment & Unemployment

Monthly

• Employment Situation (PDF) (Charts)
• Commissioner's Statement on the Employment Situation (PDF)
• Job Openings and Labor Turnover (PDF) (Charts)
• Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment (PDF) (Charts)
• Real Earnings (PDF)
• State Employment and Unemployment (PDF) (Charts)
• State Job Openings and Labor Turnover (PDF) (Charts)

Quarterly, annual, and other

• American Time Use Survey (PDF) (Charts)
• Business Employment Dynamics (PDF) (Charts)
• College Enrollment and Work Activity of High School Graduates (PDF)
• Computer and Internet Use at Work (PDF)
• Contingent and Alternative Employment Arrangements (PDF)
• County Employment and Wages (PDF) (Charts)
• Employee Tenure (PDF)
• Employment Characteristics of Families (PDF)
• Employment Situation of Veterans (PDF)
• Foreign-born Workers: Labor Force Characteristics (PDF)
• Employment Experience of Youths: Results from a Longitudinal Survey (PDF)
• Number of Jobs, Labor Market Experience, and Earnings Growth: Results from a National Longitudinal Survey (PDF)
• Occupational Employment and Wages (PDF)
• Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics (PDF)
• Regional and State Unemployment (Annual) (PDF)
• Summer Employment and Unemployment among Youth (PDF)
• Union Members (PDF)
• Unpaid Eldercare in the United States (PDF)
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers (PDF) (Charts)
• Volunteering in the United States (PDF)
• Work At Home (PDF)
• Work Experience of the Population (PDF)
• Worker Displacement (PDF)
• Workers on Flexible and Shift Schedules (PDF)

Inflation and Prices

• Consumer Price Index (PDF) (Charts)
• Producer Price Index (PDF) (Charts)
• U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes (PDF) (Charts)
• Consumer Expenditures Survey (Annual) (PDF)

Pay and Benefits and Workplace Injuries

• Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (PDF) (Charts)
• Employee Benefits in the United States (PDF) (Charts)
• Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (PDF) (Charts)
• Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (PDF) (Charts)
• Employment Cost Index (PDF) (Charts)
• Major Work Stoppages (PDF)
• Occupational Requirements Survey (PDF)

Productivity and Technology

• Multifactor Productivity Trends for Detailed Industries (PDF)
• Productivity and Costs (PDF) (Charts)
• Productivity and Costs by Industry: Manufacturing and Mining Industries (PDF) (Charts)
• Productivity and Costs by Industry: Selected Service-Providing Industries (PDF) (Charts)
• Productivity and Costs by Industry: Wholesale and Retail Trade (PDF) (Charts)
• Productivity by State (PDF) (Charts)
• Total Factor Productivity (PDF)
• Total Factor Productivity in Major Industries (PDF)

Employment Projections and Occupational Outlook Handbook

• Employment Projections and Occupational Outlook Handbook (PDF)

Regional News Releases

• New England (Boston, MA)
• New York-New Jersey (New York, NY)
• Mid-Atlantic (Philadelphia, PA)
• Southeast (Atlanta, GA)
• Midwest (Chicago, IL)
• Southwest (Dallas, TX)
• Mountain-Plains (Kansas City, MO)
• Western (San Francisco, CA)

 

Last Modified Date: April 4, 2022