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Economy at a Glance
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United States

United States - Monthly Data
Data Series Back
Data		 Nov
2025		 Dec
2025		 Jan
2026		 Feb
2026		 Mar
2026		 Apr
2026

Unemployment Rate(1)

 4.5 4.4 (2)4.3 4.4 4.3 4.3

Change in Payroll Employment(3)

 41 -17 160 -156 (p)185 (p)115

Average Hourly Earnings(4)

 37.00 37.02 37.15 37.27 (p)37.35 (p)37.41

Consumer Price Index(5)

   0.3 0.2 0.3 0.9 0.6

Producer Price Index(6)

 0.4 0.4 (p)0.6 (p)0.6 (p)0.7 (p)1.4

U.S. Import Price Index(7)

   0.1 (r)0.5 (r)1.0 (r)0.9 (r)1.9

Footnotes
(1) In percent, seasonally adjusted. Annual averages are available for Not Seasonally Adjusted data.
(2) January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population controls. For more information, see www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(4) Average Hourly Earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls.
(5) All items, U.S. city average, all urban consumers, 1982-84=100, 1-month percent change, seasonally adjusted.
(6) Final Demand, 1-month percent change, seasonally adjusted.
(7) All imports, 1-month percent change, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
United States - Quarterly Data
Data Series Back
Data		 1st Qtr
2025		 2nd Qtr
2025		 3rd Qtr
2025		 4th Qtr
2025		 1st Qtr
2026

Employment Cost Index(1)

 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9

Productivity(2)

 -0.9 4.2 5.2 (r)1.6 0.8

Footnotes
(1) Compensation, all civilian workers, quarterly data, 3-month percent change, seasonally adjusted.
(2) Output per hour, nonfarm business, quarterly data, percent change from previous quarter at annual rate, seasonally adjusted.
(r) Revised

Data extracted on: May 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.