Economic News Releases

LATEST RELEASES

• Productivity and Costs by Industry: Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade 05/28/2026
• Productivity by State 05/28/2026
• State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) 05/22/2026
• Labor Force Characteristics of Foreign-born Workers 05/19/2026
• Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) 05/19/2026

MAJOR ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Consumer Price Index

In April, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.6 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.8 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.4 percent in April (SA); up 2.8 percent over the year (NSA).

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Employment Cost Index

Compensation costs increased 0.9 percent for civilian workers, seasonally adjusted, from December 2025 to March 2026. Over the year, total compensation rose 3.4 percent, wages and salaries rose 3.4 percent, and benefit costs rose 3.6 percent.

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Employment Situation

Total nonfarm payroll employment edged up by 115,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.3 percent. Job gains occurred in health care, transportation and warehousing, and retail trade. Federal government employment continued to decline.

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Producer Price Index

The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 1.4 percent in April. Prices for final demand services advanced 1.2 percent, and the index for final demand goods moved up 2.0 percent. Prices for final demand rose 6.0 percent for the 12 months ended in April.

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Productivity and Costs

Productivity increased 0.8 percent in the nonfarm business sector in the first quarter of 2026; unit labor costs increased 2.3 percent (seasonally adjusted annual rates). In manufacturing, productivity increased 3.6 percent and unit labor costs increased 2.4 percent.

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Real Earnings

Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.5 percent in April, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.2 percent, and CPI-U increased 0.6 percent. Real average weekly earnings decreased 0.2 percent.

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U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes

In April, U.S. import prices rose 1.9 percent following an increase of 0.9 percent in March. U.S. export prices advanced 3.3 percent in April, after rising 1.5 percent in March. Over the past 12 months, import prices increased 4.2 percent and export prices rose 8.8 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

• 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) (Charts)
• Total Factor Productivity Trends for Detailed Industries (PDF)

Employment Projections and Occupational Outlook Handbook

• Employment Projections and Occupational Outlook Handbook (PDF)

Regional News Releases

• Northeast (Boston, MA-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: July 17, 2023