Economic News Releases

LATEST RELEASES

• State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) 09/18/2020
• Employer Costs for Employee Compensation 09/17/2020
• U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes 09/15/2020

MAJOR ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Consumer Price Index

In August, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.4 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis; rising 1.3 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.4 percent in August (SA); up 1.7 percent over the year (NSA).

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Employment Cost Index

Compensation costs rose 0.5 percent for civilian workers, seasonally adjusted, from March 2020 to June 2020. Over the year, compensation rose 2.7 percent, with wages and salaries rising 2.9 percent and benefit costs increasing 2.2 percent.

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Employment Situation

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 1.4 million in August, and the unemployment rate fell to 8.4 percent. These improvements in the labor market reflect the continued resumption of economic activity that had been curtailed due to the pandemic, as well as hiring for the 2020 Census.

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Producer Price Index

The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.3 percent in August, as prices for final demand services rose 0.5 percent and the index for final demand goods inched up 0.1 percent. The final demand index declined 0.2 percent for the 12 months ended in August.

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Productivity and Costs

Productivity increased 10.1 percent in the nonfarm business sector in the second quarter of 2020; unit labor costs increased 9.0 percent (seasonally adjusted annual rates). In manufacturing, productivity decreased 14.6 percent and unit labor costs increased 29.1 percent.

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Real Earnings

Real average hourly earnings were unchanged over the month in August, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.4 percent and CPI-U increased 0.4 percent. Real average weekly earnings increased 0.3 percent over the month.

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U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes

U.S. import prices increased 0.9 percent in August following a 1.2 percent advance in July. Prices for U.S. exports rose 0.5 percent in August, after increasing 0.9 percent the previous month. Over the past 12 months, import prices fell 1.4 percent and export prices declined 2.8 percent.

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EMPLOYMENT & UNEMPLOYMENT

Monthly

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

Quarterly, annual, and other

• American Time Use Survey (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)
• Business Employment Dynamics (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)
• College Enrollment and Work Activity of High School Graduates (HTML) (PDF)
• Computer and Internet Use at Work (HTML) (PDF)
• Contingent and Alternative Employment Arrangements (HTML) (PDF)
• County Employment and Wages (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)
• Employee Tenure (HTML) (PDF)
• Employment Characteristics of Families (HTML) (PDF)
• Employment Situation of Veterans (HTML) (PDF)
• Foreign-born Workers: Labor Force Characteristics (HTML) (PDF)
• Labor Market Activity, Education, and Partner Status among Americans: Results from a Longitudinal Survey (HTML) (PDF)
• Number of Jobs, Labor Market Experience, and Earnings Growth: Results from a National Longitudinal Survey (HTML) (PDF)
• Occupational Employment and Wages (HTML) (PDF)
• Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics (HTML) (PDF)
• Regional and State Unemployment (Annual) (HTML) (PDF)
• Summer Employment and Unemployment among Youth (HTML) (PDF)
• Union Members (HTML) (PDF)
• Unpaid Eldercare in the United States — 2013–14 (HTML) (PDF)
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)
• Volunteering in the United States (HTML) (PDF)
• Work At Home (HTML) (PDF)
• Work Experience of the Population (HTML) (PDF)
• Worker Displacement (HTML) (PDF)
• Workers on Flexible and Shift Schedules (HTML) (PDF)

INFLATION & PRICES

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

PAY & BENEFITS & WORKPLACE INJURIES

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

PRODUCTIVITY & TECHNOLOGY

• Multifactor Productivity Trends (HTML) (PDF)
• Multifactor Productivity Trends for Detailed Industries (HTML) (PDF)
• Multifactor Productivity Trends in Manufacturing (HTML) (PDF)
• Productivity and Costs (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)
• Productivity and Costs by Industry: Manufacturing and Mining Industries (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)
• Productivity and Costs by Industry: Selected Service-Providing Industries (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)
• Productivity and Costs by Industry: Wholesale and Retail Trade, Food Services and Drinking Places (HTML) (PDF) (Charts)

EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS

• Occupational Outlook Handbook (HTML) (PDF)
• Employment Projections (HTML) (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: June 1, 2020