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A data chart image of Real average hourly earnings down 3.0 percent over the 12 months ending May 2022

Real average hourly earnings down 3.0 percent over the 12 months ending May 2022

June 16, 2022

Real average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls decreased 3.0 percent from May 2021 to May 2022. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with a decrease of 0.9 percent in the average workweek resulted in a 3.9-percent decrease in real average weekly earnings over this period. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 8.5 percent for the year ending May 2022.

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June 15, 2022

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Employment and wages for newly defined occupations, May 2021

Software developers (with employment of nearly 1.4 million), project management specialists (743,860), and school bus drivers (361,420) were among the largest newly defined occupations in the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. These were among more than 50 occupations for which employment and wage estimates were published for the first time in the May 2021 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics data.

June 14, 2022

A data chart image of Consumer prices up 8.6 percent over year ended May 2022

Consumer prices up 8.6 percent over year ended May 2022

From May 2021 to May 2022, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 8.6 percent, the largest 12-month increase since the period ending December 1981.

June 13, 2022

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Student loan repayment benefits for civilian workers in 2021

Employer-provided student loan repayment benefits were available to 4 percent of civilian workers in March 2021.

June 10, 2022

A data chart image of Unemployment rates for foreign- and native-born workers in 2021 remained higher than in 2019

Unemployment rates for foreign- and native-born workers in 2021 remained higher than in 2019

The unemployment rate for foreign-born workers decreased from 9.2 percent in 2020 to 5.6 percent in 2021. The unemployment rate for native-born workers followed a similar pattern, declining from 7.8 percent in 2020 to 5.3 percent in 2021. In 2021, both unemployment rates remained above their pre-pandemic rates in 2019.

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