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2009 economic news archive
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Clear filtersAugust 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
June 2009 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods rose 1.8 percent in June, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This advance followed increases of 0.2 percent in May and 0.3…
June 2009 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index rose 3.2 percent in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today, led by higher petroleum prices. The June increase followed a 1.4 percent advance in May. Export prices…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: May 2009
On the last business day of May job openings in the U.S. numbered 2.6 million, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The hires rate at 3.0 percent in May was at the lowest point since the series…
June 2009 Employment Situation
Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in June (-467,000), and the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Job losses were widespread…
May 2009 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 0.2 percent in May, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This rise followed a 0.3-percent advance in April and a…
May 2009 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index increased for the third consecutive month in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today, rising 1.3 percent. An 8.3 percent increase in petroleum prices was the primary…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: April 2009
On the last business day of April, job openings in the U.S. numbered 2.5 million, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The job openings level was at its lowest point since the series began in…
May 2009 Employment Situation
Nonfarm payroll employment fell by 345,000 in May, about half the average monthly decline for the prior 6 months, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The unem- ployment rate continued to rise,…
2009 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 2009. The revised seasonally adjusted annual rates of…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2009-04-29
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…
April 2009 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 0.3 percent in April, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This rise followed a 1.2-percent decline in March and a…
April 2009 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The U.S. Import Price Index rose 1.6 percent in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. A 15.4 percent increase in import petroleum prices more than offset a 0.4 percent decline in the price…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: March 2009
On the last business day of March, job openings in the U.S. numbered 2.7 million, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The job openings level and rate (2.0 percent) were at their lowest points…
April 2009 Employment Situation
Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in April (-539,000), and the unemployment rate rose from 8.5 to 8.9 percent, the Bureau of Labor Sta- tistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Since the recession began in…
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