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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Job openings, hires, and total separations change little in July
Job openings were little changed at 7.3 million in July. Hires and total separations were both little changed at 5.1 million.
08/28/2026
St. Tammany, LA, has largest county 1st quarter over-the-year wage gain at 23.4%
08/28/2026
Preliminary benchmark revision for March payroll employment is -79,000 (-0.1%)
08/28/2026
State and metropolitan area preliminary benchmark revisions now available for March 2026
08/27/2026
From 2023 to 2025, 3.3 million workers displaced from jobs they held for at least 3 years
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EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS
BLS Occupational Employment Projections 2025–35
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MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW
Cost of doing business: input shares and trends in price indexes
Capital, labor, energy, materials, and services inputs and price data can be used to better understand final demand prices. read more
MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW
Skills savvy: a skills-based look at occupational data
Skills that are important for many occupations tend to have higher average skills scores. read more
MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW
Employment changes in jobs and their effect on employer costs
This article shows how increases and decreases in employment in particular jobs coincide with slower or faster wage growth. read more
MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW
Eating the cost: food prices and the COVID-19 pandemic
This article examines food price trends from 2019 to 2023. read more
Latest Numbers
Consumer Price Index (CPI):
+0.1% in Jul 2026
Unemployment Rate:
4.1% in Jul 2026
Payroll Employment:
-23,000(p) in Jul 2026
Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.02(p) in Jul 2026
Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
unchanged in Jul 2026
Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.9% in 2nd Qtr of 2026
Productivity:
+1.4% in 2nd Qtr of 2026
U.S. Import Price Index:
-0.4% in Jul 2026
U.S. Export Price Index:
-1.3% in Jul 2026
Historical Data
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p - preliminary