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Payroll employment rises by 528,000 in July; unemployment rate edges down to 3.5%

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 528,000 in July, and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.5 percent. Both total nonfarm employment and the unemployment rate have returned to their February 2020 pre-pandemic levels.

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08/03/2022 June jobless rates down over the year in 388 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 129

08/02/2022 June job openings decrease; hires and total separations change little

07/29/2022 Compensation costs up 1.3% Mar 2022 to Jun 2022 and up 5.1% over the year ending Jun 2022

07/28/2022 Productivity rises in 37 of 46 wholesale and retail trade industries in 2021

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Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI):
+1.3% in Jun 2022

Unemployment Rate:
3.5% in Jul 2022

Payroll Employment:
+528,000(p) in Jul 2022

Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.15(p) in Jul 2022

Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
+1.1%(p) in Jun 2022

Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+1.3% in 2nd Qtr of 2022

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

U.S. Import Price Index:
+0.2% in Jun 2022

U.S. Export Price Index:
+0.7% in Jun 2022