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- Employee Benefits in the United States 09/23/2021
- State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) 09/17/2021
- Employer Costs for Employee Compensation 09/16/2021
MAJOR ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Consumer Price Index
In August, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis; rising 5.3 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent in August (SA); up 4.0 percent over the year (NSA).Employment Cost Index
Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.7 percent, seasonally adjusted, from March 2021 to June 2021. Over the year, total compensation rose 2.9 percent, wages and salaries rose 3.2 percent, and benefit costs rose 2.2 percent.Employment Situation
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 235,000 in August, and the unemployment rate declined to 5.2 percent. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, transportation and warehousing, private education, manufacturing, and other services. Retail trade lost jobs.Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for final demand advanced 0.7 percent in August, as prices for final demand services rose 0.7 percent and the index for final demand goods increased 1.0 percent. The final demand index moved up 8.3 percent for the 12 months ended in August.Productivity and Costs
Productivity increased 2.1 percent in the nonfarm business sector in the second quarter of 2021; unit labor costs increased 1.3 percent (seasonally adjusted annual rates). In manufacturing, productivity increased 8.0 percent and unit labor costs decreased 3.0 percent.Real Earnings
Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 0.4 percent in August, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.6 percent and CPI-U increased 0.3 percent. Real average weekly earnings increased 0.3 percent over the month.(PDF)
U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
Prices for U.S. imports decreased 0.3 percent in August following a 0.4-percent advance in July. Export prices rose 0.4 percent in August, after increasing 1.1 percent the previous month. Over the past year, import prices advanced 9.0 percent and export prices rose 16.8 percent.Subscribe to the BLS News Service to receive the above news releases by e-mail.
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Employment & Unemployment
Monthly
- Employment Situation (PDF) (Charts)
- Commissioner's Statement on the Employment Situation (PDF)
- Job Openings and Labor Turnover (PDF) (Charts)
- Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment (PDF) (Charts)
- Real Earnings (PDF)
- State Employment and Unemployment (PDF) (Charts)
Quarterly, annual, and other
- American Time Use Survey (PDF) (Charts)
- Business Employment Dynamics (PDF) (Charts)
- College Enrollment and Work Activity of High School Graduates (PDF)
- Computer and Internet Use at Work (PDF)
- Contingent and Alternative Employment Arrangements (PDF)
- County Employment and Wages (PDF) (Charts)
- Employee Tenure (PDF)
- Employment Characteristics of Families (PDF)
- Employment Situation of Veterans (PDF)
- Foreign-born Workers: Labor Force Characteristics (PDF)
- Employment Experience of Youths: Results from a Longitudinal Survey (PDF)
- Number of Jobs, Labor Market Experience, and Earnings Growth: Results from a National Longitudinal Survey (PDF)
- Occupational Employment and Wages (PDF)
- Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics (PDF)
- Regional and State Unemployment (Annual) (PDF)
- Summer Employment and Unemployment among Youth (PDF)
- Union Members (PDF)
- Unpaid Eldercare in the United States (PDF)
- Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers (PDF) (Charts)
- Volunteering in the United States (PDF)
- Work At Home (PDF)
- Work Experience of the Population (PDF)
- Worker Displacement (PDF)
- Workers on Flexible and Shift Schedules (PDF)
Inflation & Prices
- Consumer Price Index (PDF) (Charts)
- Producer Price Index (PDF) (Charts)
- U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes (PDF) (Charts)
- Consumer Expenditures Survey (Annual) (PDF)
Pay & Benefits & Workplace Injuries
- Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (PDF) (Charts)
- Employee Benefits in the United States (PDF) (Charts)
- Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (PDF) (Charts)
- Employment Cost Index (PDF) (Charts)
- Major Work Stoppages (PDF)
- Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (PDF)
- Occupational Requirements Survey (PDF)
Productivity & Technology
- Multifactor Productivity Trends (PDF)
- Multifactor Productivity Trends for Detailed Industries (PDF)
- Multifactor Productivity Trends in Manufacturing (PDF)
- Productivity and Costs (PDF) (Charts)
- Productivity and Costs by Industry: Manufacturing and Mining Industries (PDF) (Charts)
- Productivity and Costs by Industry: Selected Service-Providing Industries (PDF) (Charts)
- Productivity and Costs by Industry: Wholesale and Retail Trade, Food Services and Drinking Places (PDF) (Charts)
- Productivity by State (PDF) (Charts)
Employment Projections
Regional News Releases
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- New York-New Jersey (New York, NY)
- Mid-Atlantic (Philadelphia, PA)
- Southeast (Atlanta, GA)
- Midwest (Chicago, IL)
- Southwest (Dallas, TX)
- Mountain-Plains (Kansas City, MO)
- Western (San Francisco, CA)
Last Modified Date: May 28, 2021
