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Job Openings and Labor Turnover: March 2004
The number of hires rose by 441,000 in March to 4.5 million, while the number of separations was about unchanged at 4.1 million, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The job openings rate edged…
April 2004 Employment Situation
Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 288,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was about unchanged at 5.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The April in- crease in payroll…
2004 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 2004. The seasonally adjusted annual rates of…
March 2004 Employment Cost Index
Total compensation costs for civilian workers increased 1.1 percent from December 2003 to March 2004, seasonally adjusted, rising from the 0.8 percent gain from September to December 2003, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.…
March 2004 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 0.5 percent in March, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This increase followed a 0.1-percent gain in February and a…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: February 2004
New monthly data on job openings and labor turnover were announced today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. For the first time, these data are seasonally adjusted, allowing analysis of over-the-month…
March 2004 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent in March, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The March level of 187.4 (1982-84=100)…
March 2004 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index rose 0.9 percent in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Higher prices for both petroleum and nonpetroleum imports contributed to the overall increase. Export…
March 2004 Employment Situation
Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 308,000 in March, and the unemployment rate was about unchanged at 5.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Payroll job growth was fairly…
February 2004 Producer Price Index
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today that the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods edged up 0.1 percent in February, seasonally adjusted. This increase followed a 0.6- percent jump in January…
January 2004 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 0.6 percent in January, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This increase followed a 0.2-percent gain in December and a…
February 2004 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent in February, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The February level of 186.2…
February 2004 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index rose 0.4 percent in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The increase was attributable primarily to higher nonpetroleum import prices. Export prices also…
February 2004 Employment Situation
Nonfarm employment was little changed (+21,000) in February, and the unemployment rate remained at 5.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Employment levels in most of the major…
2003 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 annual changes for…
January 2004 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent in January, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The January level of 185.2…
January 2004 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index increased 1.3 percent in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. A rise in prices for both petroleum and nonpetroleum imports contributed to the overall…
2003 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 2003. The seasonally adjusted annual…
December 2003 Employment Cost Index
Total compensation costs for civilian workers rose 0.7 percent from September to December 2003, seasonally adjusted, moderating from the 1.0 percent gain from June to September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of…
December 2003 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.1 percent in December, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The December level of 184.3…
December 2003 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods rose 0.3 percent in December, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This increase followed a 0.3-percent decline in November and a…
December 2003 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index increased 0.2 percent in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The increase was led by a continued rise in petroleum prices. Export prices advanced for the…
December 2003 Employment Situation
Employment was virtually unchanged in December while the unemployment rate, at 5.7 percent, continued to trend down, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Following increases that totaled 277,000…
November 2003 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.3 percent in November, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The November level of 184.5…
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