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Private industry compensation costs average $46.05 per hour worked in September 2025

Employer costs for private industry workers averaged $32.37 per hour worked for wages and salaries and $13.68 for benefits in September 2025. Employer costs for state and local government workers averaged $40.24 per hour worked for wages and salaries and $25.04 for benefits.

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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

02/19/2026 December job openings rates down in 6 states; total separations rates up in 9

02/18/2026 Union membership rate, at 10.0% in 2025, changes little from 2024

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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 Dec 2025

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