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Benefit costs for private industry workers average $11.86 per hour worked in Dec 2022

Wage and salary costs for private industry workers averaged $28.37 per hour worked. Retirement and savings costs averaged $1.36 per hour worked and accounted for 3.4 percent of total compensation costs.

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03/17/2023 January jobless rates down over the year in 297 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 135

03/16/2023 U.S. import prices fall 0.1% in February on lower fuel prices; export prices rise 0.2%

03/15/2023 PPI for final demand declines 0.1% in February; goods fall 0.2%, services decrease 0.1%

03/14/2023 CPI for all items rises 0.4% in February as shelter increases

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Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI):
+0.4% in Feb 2023

Unemployment Rate:
3.6% in Feb 2023

Payroll Employment:
+311,000(p) in Feb 2023

Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.08(p) in Feb 2023

Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
-0.1%(p) in Feb 2023

Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+1.0% in 4th Qtr of 2022

Productivity:
+1.7%(r) in 4th Qtr of 2022

U.S. Import Price Index:
-0.1% in Feb 2023

U.S. Export Price Index:
+0.2% in Feb 2023