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1997 First Quarter (Preliminary) Productivity and Costs
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor today reported preliminary productivity data--as measured by output per hour of all persons--for the first quarter of 1997. The seasonally-adjusted annual rates of…
April 1997 Employment Situation
Unemployment declined in April, and nonfarm payroll employment rose modestly, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The nation’s jobless rate fell from 5.2 to 4.9 percent. The number of payroll…
March 1997 Employment Cost Index
The Employment Cost Index (ECI) for March 1997 was 132.0 (June 1989=100), an increase of 2.9 percent from March 1996, the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The ECI measures changes in compensation…
March 1997 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
-MARCH 1997- The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 1.4 percent in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The decline followed decreases of 0.8 percent and 0.3 percent in February and…
March 1997 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent before seasonal adjustment in March to a level of 160.0 (1982- 84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For…
March 1997 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods declined 0.1 percent in March, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U. S. Department of Labor reported today. This followed decreases of 0.4 percent in February and 0.3…
March 1997 Employment Situation
Employment rose, and the unemployment rate was about unchanged at 5.2 percent in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 175,000, and average hourly…
February 1997 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent before seasonal adjustment in February to a level of 159.6 (1982- 84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For…
February 1997 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods declined 0.4 percent in February, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U. S. Department of Labor reported today. This followed a decrease of 0.3 percent in January and an…
1996 Fourth Quarter and Annual Averages (Revised) Productivity and Costs
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor today reported revised fourth-quarter seasonally-adjusted annual rates of productivity change--as measured by output per hour of all persons--and revised annual changes for…
February 1997 Employment Situation
Nonfarm payroll employment rose, and the unemployment rate was about unchanged at 5.3 percent in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The number of payroll jobs increased by 339,000…
January 1997 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index decreased 0.3 percent in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The decline followed a slight gain of 0.1 percent in December and was attributable to a drop in…
January 1997 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent before seasonal adjustment in January to a level of 159.1 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For…
January 1997 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods declined 0.3 percent in January, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U. S. Department of Labor reported today. This followed increases of 0.6 percent in December and 0.2…
January 1997 Employment Situation
Employment rose in January, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 5.4 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.
December 1996 Employment Cost Index
The Employment Cost Index (ECI) for December 1996 was 130.9 (June 1989=100), an increase of 2.9 percent from December 1995, the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The ECI measures changes in…
December 1996 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index increased 0.1 percent in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The advance followed a decline of 0.2 percent in November. The U.S. Export Price Index was…
December 1996 Employment Situation
Nonfarm payroll employment increased in December, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.3 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The number of payroll jobs rose by 262,000 over the…
November 1996 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index fell 0.1 percent in November, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The decrease was attributable to dips in both petroleum and nonpetroleum prices. The U.S. Export…
November 1996 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent before seasonal adjustment in November to a level of 158.6 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For…
November 1996 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 0.4 percent in November, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of U. S. Department of Labor reported today. This followed a 0.4-percent increase in October and a…
November 1996 Employment Situation
Nonfarm payroll employment increased in November, and the unemployment rate edged up to 5.4 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Payroll employment rose by 118,000, with modest but…
1996 Third Quarter (Revised) Productivity and Costs
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor today reported revised productivity data--as measured by output per hour of all persons--for the third quarter of 1996. The seasonally-adjusted annual rates of productivity…
October 1996 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index rose 0.4 percent in October, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The increase followed a 1.1 percent advance in September and was attributable to a continuing rise…
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