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PPI for final demand advances 0.5% in January; services rise 0.8%, goods decrease 0.3%

The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.5 percent in January. Prices for final demand services advanced 0.8 percent, and the index for final demand goods declined 0.3 percent. On an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand rose 2.9 percent for the 12 months ended in January.

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02/26/2026 Gross job losses are 7.9 million in 2nd quarter 2025; gross job gains are 7.6 million

02/24/2026 Private industry compensation costs average $46.05 per hour worked in September 2025

02/20/2026 There are 30 major work stoppages beginning in 2025, idling 306,800 workers

02/19/2026 Total of 5,070 fatal work injuries in 2024, down 4.0% from 2023

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CAREER OUTLOOK

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Healthcare, science, and engineering careers

Check out some options for jump-starting a career with an associate’s degree or less. read more

BLS REPORTS

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Highlights of women’s earnings in 2024

Earnings for women age 16 and older who usually work full time were $1,043, compared with $1,261 for men. read more

MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW

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The value of transactional data to a consumer spending survey

Evaluation of transactional data and how it could be used to complement the Consumer Expenditure Surveys. read more

MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW

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An evaluation of output measures for productivity analysis

The relative attributes of three output measures—GDP, GDI, and GDO—with respect to labor productivity analysis. read more

MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW

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Industry and occupational employment projections overview, 2024–34

Total employment projected to grow 3.1 percent from 2024 to 2034, slower than 13.0-percent growth from 2014–24. read more

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Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI):
+0.2% in Jan 2026

Unemployment Rate:
4.3% in Jan 2026

Payroll Employment:
+130,000(p) in Jan 2026

Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.15(p) in Jan 2026

Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
+0.5%(p) in Jan 2026

Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.7% in 4th Qtr of 2025

Productivity:
+4.9% in 3rd Qtr of 2025

U.S. Import Price Index:
+0.1% in Dec 2025

U.S. Export Price Index:
+0.3% in Dec 2025