Producer Price Index

January 14, 2025 The Producer Price Index for final demand  includes producer prices for goods, as well as prices for construction, services, government purchases, and exports and covers over 75% of domestic production. Producer prices for final demand rose 0.2% in...

Payroll Employment

January 10, 2025 Payroll employment climbed by 246 thousand in December after gaining 212 thousand in November.  In the past three months the average increase has been 167 thousand. In addition to hiring workers employers can also alter the length of the workweek for...

Private Employment

January 10, 2025 Private sector employment climbed by 223 thousand in December after gaining 182 thousand in November.  In the past three months the average increase has been 138 thousand. t In addition to hiring workers employers can also alter the length of the...

Unemployment Rate

January 10, 2025 The unemployment rate declined 0.1% in December to 4.1% after having risen 0.1% in November.  In December the labor force rose 243 thousand..  Employment climbed by 478 thousand.  As a result, the number of unemployed workers fell 235 thousand and the...

Nonfarm Workweek

January 10, 2025 In any given month employers can boost output by either additional hiring workers or by lengthening the number of  hours that their employees work.  Payroll employment rose by 246 thousand in December.   At the same time the nonfarm workweek was...

Average Hourly Earnings

January 10, 2025 Average  hourly earnings rose 0.3% in December to $35.69 after  having climbed 0.4% in November.  Earnings growth has slowed from 4.3% at the end of  2023 to 3.9% in 2024.  The earlier decline in earnings appears to reflect the flood of workers from...