Economic News Releases

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• Employment Characteristics of Families 04/21/2021
• State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) 04/16/2021
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers 04/16/2021
• U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes 04/14/2021

MAJOR ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Consumer Price Index

In March, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.6 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis; rising 2.6 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.3 percent in March (SA); up 1.6 percent over the year (NSA).

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Employment Cost Index

Compensation costs increased 0.7 percent for civilian workers, seasonally adjusted, from September 2020 to December 2020. Over the year, total compensation rose 2.5 percent, wages and salaries rose 2.6 percent, and benefit costs rose 2.3 percent.

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Employment Situation

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 916,000 in March, and the unemployment rate edged down to 6.0 percent. These improvements in the labor market reflect the continued resumption of economic activity that had been curtailed due to COVID-19. Job growth was widespread in March.

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Producer Price Index

The Producer Price Index for final demand rose 1.0 percent in March, as prices for final demand goods advanced 1.7 percent, and the index for final demand services moved up 0.7 percent. The final demand index increased 4.2 percent for the 12 months ended in March.

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Productivity and Costs

Productivity decreased 4.2 percent in the nonfarm business sector in the fourth quarter of 2020; unit labor costs increased 6.0 percent (seasonally adjusted annual rates). In manufacturing, productivity increased 5.0 percent and unit labor costs decreased 8.8 percent.

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Real Earnings

Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.8 percent over the month in March, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings decreased 0.1 percent and CPI-U increased 0.6 percent. Real average weekly earnings increased 0.1 percent over the month.

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U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes

Prices for U.S. imports increased 1.2 percent in March following a 1.3-percent advance in February. Export prices rose 2.1 percent in March, after increasing 1.6 percent the previous month. Over the past year, import prices advanced 6.9 percent and export prices rose 9.1 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)

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 & 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 & Benefits & Workplace Injuries

• Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (PDF) (Charts)
• Employee Benefits in the United States (PDF) (Charts)
• Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (PDF) (Charts)
• Employment Cost Index (PDF) (Charts)
• Major Work Stoppages (PDF)
• Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (PDF)
• Occupational Requirements Survey (PDF)

Productivity & Technology

• Multifactor Productivity Trends (PDF)
• Multifactor Productivity Trends for Detailed Industries (PDF)
• Multifactor Productivity Trends in Manufacturing (PDF)
• 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, Food Services and Drinking Places (PDF) (Charts)

Employment Projections

• Occupational Outlook Handbook (PDF)
• Employment Projections (PDF)

Regional News Releases

• New England (Boston, MA)
• New York-New Jersey (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: April 8, 2021