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A data chart image of Employment up in 42 states over the year ending December 2022

Employment up in 42 states over the year ending December 2022

January 27, 2023

From December 2021 to December 2022, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 42 states and was essentially unchanged in 8 states and the District of Columbia. The largest percentage increase occurred in Texas (+5.0 percent), followed by Florida (+4.8 percent) and Oregon (+4.2 percent).

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January 26, 2023
A data chart image of Louisiana had the highest job openings rate in November 2022

Louisiana had the highest job openings rate in November 2022

Louisiana had the highest job openings rate in November 2022, at 8.5 percent, while New York had the lowest, at 4.5 percent. Twenty-seven states had an openings rate greater than the national rate of 6.4 percent.

January 25, 2023
A data chart image of Median earnings for women in 2022 were 83.0 percent of the median for men

Median earnings for women in 2022 were 83.0 percent of the median for men

In 2022, median weekly earnings for wage and salary workers who usually worked full time were $1,059. Median earnings for women were $958, or 83.0 percent of men’s earnings.

January 24, 2023
A data chart image of Union membership rate fell by 0.2 percentage point to 10.1 percent in 2022

Union membership rate fell by 0.2 percentage point to 10.1 percent in 2022

The union membership rate was 10.1 percent in 2022, down from 10.3 percent in 2021. The 2022 unionization rate (10.1 percent) is the lowest on record. In 1983, the first year for which comparable data are available, the union membership rate was 20.1 percent.

January 23, 2023
A data chart image of Producer prices for final demand increased 6.2 percent from December 2021 to December 2022

Producer prices for final demand increased 6.2 percent from December 2021 to December 2022

Producer prices for final demand increased 6.2 percent from December 2021 to December 2022. This price increase was smaller than the December 2020 to December 2021 increase (10.0 percent).

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