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2014 First Quarter (Preliminary) Productivity and Costs
Nonfarm business sector labor productivity decreased at a 1.7 percent annual rate during the first quarter of 2014, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The decrease in productivity reflects increases of 0.3 percent in…
April 2014 Employment Situation
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 288,000, and the unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 6.3 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment gains were widespread, led by job growth in…
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that growth in economic activity has picked up recently, after having slowed sharply during the winter in part because of adverse weather conditions.…
March 2014 Employment Cost Index
Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.3 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period ending March 2014, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries (which make up about 70 percent of…
March 2014 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in March on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.5…
March 2014 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for final demand advanced 0.5 percent in March, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This increase followed a decline of 0.1 percent in February and a rise of 0.2 percent in…
March 2014 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
U.S. import prices advanced 0.6 percent in March, after a 0.9-percent increase in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Higher fuel prices and nonfuel prices each contributed to the rise in import prices in…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2014-03-19
Developments in Financial Markets and the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet The manager of the System Open Market Account (SOMA) reported on developments in domestic and foreign financial markets as well as the System open market…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: February 2014
There were 4.2 million job openings on the last business day of February, up from January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate (3.3 percent) and separations rate (3.2 percent) were unchanged in February.…
March 2014 Employment Situation
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 192,000 in March, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment grew in professional and business services, in health…
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January indicates that growth in economic activity slowed during the winter months, in part reflecting adverse weather conditions. Labor market indicators were mixed…
February 2014 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in February on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.1…
February 2014 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for final demand fell 0.1 percent in February, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This decline followed advances of 0.2 percent in January and 0.1 percent in December. On an…
February 2014 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
U.S. import prices increased 0.9 percent in February following a 0.4 percent advance the previous month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The February advance was led by higher fuel prices which more than offset…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: January 2014
There were 4.0 million job openings on the last business day of January, little changed from December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate (3.3 percent) and separations rate (3.2 percent) were little…
February 2014 Employment Situation
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 175,000 in February, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 6.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in professional and business…
2013 Fourth Quarter (Revised) Productivity and Costs
Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased at a 1.8 percent annual rate during the fourth quarter of 2013, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The increase in productivity reflects increases of 3.4 percent in…
January 2014 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in January on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.6…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2014-01-29
Developments in Financial Markets and the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet The manager of the System Open Market Account (SOMA) reported on developments in domestic and foreign financial markets as well as System open market operations…
January 2014 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.2 percent in January, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This advance followed a 0.1- percent rise in December and no change in November. On an…
January 2014 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
U.S. import prices rose for the second consecutive month in January advancing 0.1 percent, after a 0.2 percent increase in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In January, higher nonfuel prices more than offset…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: December 2013
There were 4.0 million job openings on the last business day of December, little changed from November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate (3.2 percent) and separations rate (3.2 percent) were little…
January 2014 Employment Situation
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 113,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 6.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment grew in construction, manufacturing, wholesale…
2013 Fourth Quarter (Preliminary) Productivity and Costs
Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased at a 3.2 percent annual rate during the fourth quarter of 2013, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The increase in productivity reflects increases of 4.9 percent in…
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