Payroll Employment

February 11, 2026 . Payroll employment climbed by 130 thousand in January following an increase of 48 thousand in December.  In the past three months payroll employment has risen on average by 73  thousand per mont.   Employment should continue to rise slowly in the...

Private Employment

February 11, 2026 . Privatge sector employment climbed by 130 thousand in January following an increase of 64 thousand in December.  In the past three months private employment has risen on average by 103  thousand per month.   Employment should continue to rise...

Unemployment Rate

February 11, 2026 OK The unemployment rate fell 0.1% in January to 4.3% after having declined 0.1% in December..  The labor force climbed by 387 thousand in January while employment rose 528 thousand.  As a result, the number of unemployed workers declined by 141...

Nonfarm Workweek

Februarty 11, 2026 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 climbed by 130 thousand in January.  The nonfarm workweek rose 0.1 hour in January...

Average Hourly Earnings

February 11 2026 Average  hourly earnings rose 0.4% in January to $37.17 after having risen 0.1% in Decvember,  Earnings growth  in the past year has been 3.7%. While nominal earnings have risen 3.7% in the past year, inflation has risen fairly quickly and real or...

Job Openings

Februaraty 5, 2026 The  Labor Department reported that job openings fell 386 thousand in December to 6,542 thousandafter having fallen 521 thousand in November.  It has declined somewhat in recent months but it is just slightly below where it was in the summer.  The...