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Jobs

Job Openings and Labor Turnover: September 2009

On the last business day of September, the number of job openings in the U.S. was little changed at 2.5 million, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The hires rate (3.1 percent) and the…

Bureau of Labor Statistics4 min read
Jobs

October 2009 Employment Situation

The unemployment rate rose from 9.8 to 10.2 percent in October, and nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline (-190,000), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The largest job losses over the month were in con-…

Bureau of Labor Statistics4 min read
Economy

2009 Third Quarter (Preliminary) Productivity and Costs

Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased at a 9.5 percent annual rate during the third quarter of 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This was the largest gain in productivity since the third quarter of…

Bureau of Labor Statistics4 min read
Jobs

September 2009 Employment Cost Index

Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.4 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period ending September 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Both components of compensation--wages and salaries…

Bureau of Labor Statistics2 min read
Inflation

September 2009 Producer Price Index

The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods declined 0.6 percent in September, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This decrease followed a 1.7-percent rise in August and a…

Bureau of Labor Statistics5 min read
Inflation

September 2009 Consumer Price Index

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.2 percent in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The increase was less than the 0.4 percent rise in August. The index…

Bureau of Labor Statistics5 min read
Federal Reserve

FOMC meeting minutes: 2009-09-23

Developments in Financial Markets and the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet The Manager of the System Open Market Account reported on recent developments in domestic and foreign financial markets. The Manager also reported on System open…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System33 min read
Inflation

September 2009 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes

The U.S. Import Price Index edged up 0.1 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, after a 1.6 percent increase in August. The September increase was led by higher nonfuel prices, which more than offset…

Bureau of Labor Statistics5 min read
Jobs

Job Openings and Labor Turnover: August 2009

On the last business day of August, the number of job openings in the U.S. was little changed at a series low level of 2.4 million, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate was little changed and remained low…

Bureau of Labor Statistics4 min read
Jobs

September 2009 Employment Situation

Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in September (-263,000), and the unemployment rate (9.8 percent) continued to trend up, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The largest job losses were in construction,…

Bureau of Labor Statistics5 min read
Inflation

August 2009 Consumer Price Index

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4 percent in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The index has decreased 1.5 percent over the last 12 months on a not…

Bureau of Labor Statistics5 min read
Inflation

August 2009 Producer Price Index

The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 1.7 percent in August, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This increase followed a 0.9-percent decline in July and a…

Bureau of Labor Statistics6 min read
Inflation

August 2009 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes

The U.S. Import Price Index increased 2.0 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, driven primarily by a 9.8 percent advance in fuel prices. Import prices fell 0.7 percent in July. Prices for U.S. exports…

Bureau of Labor Statistics5 min read
Jobs

Job Openings and Labor Turnover: July 2009

On the last business day of July, the number of job openings in the U.S. was little changed at a series low level of 2.4 million, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The hires rate was little…

Bureau of Labor Statistics5 min read
Jobs

August 2009 Employment Situation

Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in August (-216,000), and the unemployment rate rose to 9.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Although job losses continued in many of the major industry sectors…

Bureau of Labor Statistics5 min read
Economy

2009 Second Quarter (Revised) Productivity and Costs

Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased at a 6.6 percent annual rate during the second quarter of 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This was the largest productivity increase since the third quarter…

Bureau of Labor Statistics4 min read
Federal Reserve

FOMC meeting minutes: 2009-08-12

Developments in Financial Markets and the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet The Manager of the System Open Market Account reported on recent developments in domestic and foreign financial markets. The Manager also reported on System open…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System30 min read
Inflation

July 2009 Producer Price Index

The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods declined 0.9 percent in July, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This decrease followed advances of 1.8 percent in June and 0.2…

Bureau of Labor Statistics14 min read
Inflation

July 2009 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes

The U.S. Import Price Index fell 0.7 percent in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Decreases for both petroleum prices and nonpetroleum prices contributed to the July drop for overall…

Bureau of Labor Statistics4 min read
Jobs

Job Openings and Labor Turnover: June 2009

On the last business day of June, the number of job openings in the U.S. was little changed near a series low level of 2.6 million, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The hires rate at 2.9…

Bureau of Labor Statistics5 min read
Economy

2009 Second 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 second quarter of 2009. The seasonally adjusted annual rates of…

Bureau of Labor Statistics9 min read
Jobs

July 2009 Employment Situation

Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in July (-247,000), and the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.4 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The average monthly job loss for May through July…

Bureau of Labor Statistics5 min read
Jobs

June 2009 Employment Cost Index

Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.4 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period ending June 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries--which make up about 70 percent of…

Bureau of Labor Statistics2 min read
Federal Reserve

FOMC meeting minutes: 2009-06-24

Developments in Financial Markets and the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet The Manager of the System Open Market Account (SOMA) reported on recent developments in domestic and foreign financial markets. The Manager also reported on…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System36 min read

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