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Payroll employment rises by 372,000 in June; unemployment rate remains at 3.6%

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 372,000 in June, and the unemployment rate remained at 3.6 percent. Notable job gains occurred in professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, and health care.

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07/06/2022 May job openings decrease; hires and total separations change little

06/30/2022 Productivity increases in 24 of 30 selected service-providing industries in 2021

06/29/2022 April job openings rates down in 12 states, up in 6; quits rates down in 10, up in 4

06/29/2022 May jobless rates down over the year in 385 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 122

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Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI):
+1.0% in May 2022

Unemployment Rate:
3.6% in Jun 2022

Payroll Employment:
+372,000(p) in Jun 2022

Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.10(p) in Jun 2022

Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
+0.8%(p) in May 2022

Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+1.4% in 1st Qtr of 2022

Productivity:
-7.3%(r) in 1st Qtr of 2022

U.S. Import Price Index:
+0.6% in May 2022

U.S. Export Price Index:
+2.8% in May 2022