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2008 Fourth Quarter (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 changes for…
January 2009 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods rose 0.8 percent in January, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This increase followed declines of 1.9 percent in December and…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2009-01-28
Staff Review of the Economic and Financial Situation The information reviewed at the meeting indicated a continued sharp contraction in real economic activity. Sales and starts of new homes remained on a steep downward trend, consumer…
January 2009 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index declined 1.1 percent in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today, following decreases in each of the previous five months. In contrast, export prices rose for the…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: December 2008
On the last business day of December, there were 2.7 million job openings in the United States, and the job openings rate was 1.9 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The job openings…
January 2009 Employment Situation
Nonfarm payroll employment fell sharply in January (-598,000) and the unem- ployment rate rose from 7.2 to 7.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Payroll employment has declined by…
2008 Fourth 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 fourth quarter and for the full year 2008. The seasonally adjusted…
December 2008 Employment Cost Index
Total compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.5 percent from September to December 2008, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This follows three consecutive…
December 2008 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods fell 1.9 percent in December, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This decrease followed a 2.2-percent decline in November and a…
December 2008 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index declined 4.2 percent in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today, following decreases in each of the previous four months. Export prices also fell for the fifth…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: November 2008
On the last business day of November, there were 2.8 million job openings in the United States, and the job openings rate was 2.0 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The job openings…
December 2008 Employment Situation
Nonfarm payroll employment declined sharply in December, and the unemployment rate rose from 6.8 to 7.2 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Payroll employment fell by 524,000 over the…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2008-12-16
The Manager of the System Open Market Account reported on recent developments in foreign exchange markets. There were no open market operations in foreign currencies for the System's account in the period since the previous meeting. The…
November 2008 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods fell 2.2 percent in November, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This decline followed decreases of 2.8 percent in October and…
November 2008 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index fell for the fourth consecutive month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today, decreasing 6.7 percent in November as falling prices for both petroleum and nonpetroleum…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: October 2008
On the last business day of October, there were 3.1 million job openings in the United States, and the job openings rate was 2.2 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The job openings…
November 2008 Employment Situation
Nonfarm payroll employment fell sharply (-533,000) in November, and the unemployment rate rose from 6.5 to 6.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. November's drop in payroll employment…
2008 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 2008. The seasonally adjusted annual rates of productivity…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2008-10-29
The Manager of the System Open Market Account reported on recent developments in foreign exchange markets. There were no open market operations in foreign currencies for the System's account in the period since the previous meeting. The…
October 2008 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods fell 2.8 percent in October, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This decrease followed a 0.4-percent decline in September and a…
October 2008 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index fell for the third consecutive month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today, decreasing 4.7 percent in October and 10.6 percent over the past three months. Export…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: September 2008
On the last business day of September, there were 3.3 million job openings in the United States, and the job openings rate was 2.3 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The job openings…
October 2008 Employment Situation
Nonfarm payroll employment fell by 240,000 in October, and the unemployment rate rose from 6.1 to 6.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. October's drop in payroll employment followed…
2008 Third 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 third quarter of 2008. The preliminary seasonally-adjusted annual rates…
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