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2025 economic news archive
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Clear filtersMay 2025 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for final demand advanced 0.1 percent in May, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices declined 0.2 percent in April and 0.1 percent in March. (See table A.)…
May 2025 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in May, after rising 0.2 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the…
May 2025 Employment Situation
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 139,000 in May, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in health care, leisure and…
2025 First Quarter (Revised) Productivity and Costs
Nonfarm business sector labor productivity decreased 1.5 percent in the first quarter of 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, as output decreased 0.2 percent and hours worked increased 1.3 percent. (All quarterly…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: April 2025
The number of job openings was little changed at 7.4 million in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, both hires and total separations were little changed at 5.6 million and 5.3 million,…
Gross Domestic Product (Second Estimate), Corporate Profits (Preliminary Estimate), 1st Quarter 2025
Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 0.2 percent in the first quarter of 2025 (January, February, and March), according to the second estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2025-05-07
Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager turned first to a review of financial market developments. Amid significant market volatility over the intermeeting period, longer-maturity Treasury yields rose,…
April 2025 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
U.S. import prices increased 0.1 percent in April following a 0.4-percent decrease in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Higher prices for nonfuel imports more than offset lower prices for fuel imports in April.…
April 2025 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for final demand fell 0.5 percent in April, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices were unchanged in March and increased 0.2 percent in February. (See table…
April 2025 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in April, after falling 0.1 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the…
2025 First Quarter (Preliminary) Productivity and Costs
Nonfarm business sector labor productivity decreased 0.8 percent in the first quarter of 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, as output decreased 0.3 percent and hours worked increased 0.6 percent. (All quarterly…
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Although swings in net exports have affected the data, recent indicators suggest that economic activity has continued to expand at a solid pace. The unemployment rate has stabilized at a low level in recent months, and labor market…
April 2025 Employment Situation
(NOTE: BLS reissued this news release on June 3, 2025, to note that this release contains minor data errors associated with the introduction in April 2025 of a redesigned sample for the household survey. These errors pertain only to the…
Employment Cost Index: PDF
Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.9 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period ending in March 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries increased 0.8 percent and benefit…
Gross Domestic Product, 1st Quarter 2025 (Advance Estimate)
Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025 (January, February, and March), according to the advance estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: March 2025
The number of job openings was little changed at 7.2 million in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires held at 5.4 million, and total separations changed little at 5.1 million. Within…
March 2025 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
U.S. import prices decreased 0.1 percent in March following a 0.2-percent increase in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Lower prices for fuel imports more than offset higher prices for nonfuel imports in…
March 2025 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for final demand decreased 0.4 percent in March, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices increased 0.1 percent in February and 0.6 percent in January. (See…
March 2025 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.1 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in March, after rising 0.2 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months,…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2025-03-19
Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager turned first to a review of financial market developments. Over the intermeeting period, Treasury yields declined, equity prices fell, credit spreads widened, and…
March 2025 Employment Situation
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 228,000 in March, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in health care, in social assistance, and in…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: February 2025
The number of job openings was little changed at 7.6 million in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires and total separations held at 5.4 million and 5.3 million, respectively. Within…
Gross Domestic Product, 4th Quarter and Year 2024 (Third Estimate), GDP by Industry, and Corporate Profits
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024 (October, November, and December), according to the third estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third…
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Recent indicators suggest that economic activity has continued to expand at a solid pace. The unemployment rate has stabilized at a low level in recent months, and labor market conditions remain solid. Inflation remains somewhat elevated.
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