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May 2008 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index rose 2.3 percent in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today, following advances of 2.4 percent in April and 3.0 percent in March. Rising prices for both petroleum…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: April 2008
On the last business day of April, there were 3.7 million job openings in the United States, and the job openings rate was 2.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor Sta- tistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The job openings,…
May 2008 Employment Situation
The unemployment rate rose from 5.0 to 5.5 percent in May, and nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend down (-49,000), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. In May, employ- ment continued…
2008 First 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 first quarter of 2008. The revised seasonally adjusted annual rates of…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2008-04-30
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…
April 2008 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 0.2 percent in April, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This rise followed a 1.1-percent advance in March and a…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: March 2008
On the last business day of March, there were 3.7 million job openings in the United States, and the job openings rate was 2.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The job openings,…
April 2008 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index increased 1.8 percent in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the second consecutive month, higher prices for both petroleum and nonpetroleum imports…
2008 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 2008. The seasonally adjusted annual rates of…
April 2008 Employment Situation
Nonfarm payroll employment was little changed in April (-20,000), following job losses that totaled 240,000 in the first 3 months of the year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The unem-…
March 2008 Employment Cost Index
Total compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.7 percent from December 2007 to March 2008, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The increase for the September to…
March 2008 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 1.1 percent in March, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This advance followed a 0.3-percent rise in February and a…
March 2008 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index increased 2.8 percent in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today, as higher prices for both petroleum and nonpetroleum imports contributed to the advance. The rise…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2008-03-18
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…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: February 2008
On the last business day of February, there were 3.8 million job openings in the United States, and the job openings rate was 2.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The job openings,…
March 2008 Employment Situation
The unemployment rate rose from 4.8 to 5.1 percent in March, and nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend down (-80,000), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Over the past 3 months,…
February 2008 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods rose 0.3 percent in February, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This increase followed a 1.0-percent advance in January and a…
February 2008 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index advanced 0.2 percent in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today, as a 0.6 percent increase in nonpetroleum prices more than offset a 1.5 percent downturn in…
February 2008 Employment Situation
Nonfarm payroll employment edged down in February (-63,000), and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 4.8 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Employment fell in…
2007 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 2008 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods rose 1.0 percent in January, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This increase followed a decline of 0.3 percent in December and…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2008-01-30
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…
January 2008 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index increased 1.7 percent in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today, led by a 5.5 percent increase in petroleum prices. The overall increase followed a 0.2 percent…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: December 2007
On the last business day of December, there were 4.0 million job openings in the United States, and the job openings rate was 2.8 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The job openings…
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