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Notable job gains occurred in construction, in health care, and in transportation and warehousing. HTML | PDF | RSS | Charts | Commissioner's Statement 02/06/2020 Productivity increases 1.4% in Q4 2019; unit labor costs rise 1.4% (annual rates) 02/05/2020 December jobless rates down over the year in 266 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 45 01/31/2020 Compensation costs up 0.7% Sep 2019 to Dec 2019 and up 2.7% over the year ending Dec 2019 01/29/2020 Gross job gains 7.6 million and gross job losses 7.4 million in the 2nd quarter of 2019 read more » GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION » Regional Homepages BLS offers many types of data for regions, states and local areas. To browse for available information, visit the regional pages to the right or use the economic news release finder below. 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This report highlights those changes. read more » MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW 70 years of the Occupational Outlook Handbook This mainstay of career guidance turned 70 years old in 2019. This article describes how and why it has changed since 1949. read more » BEYOND THE NUMBERS Checking out productivity in grocery stores This article reviews new technologies in grocery stores and looks at trends in employment, hours, and labor productivity. read more » previous 1 2 3 4 5 next Latest Numbers Consumer Price Index (CPI): +0.2% in Dec 2019 Unemployment Rate: 3.6% in Jan 2020 Payroll Employment: +225,000(p) in Jan 2020 Average Hourly Earnings: +$0.07(p) in Jan 2020 Producer Price Index - Final Demand: +0.1%(p) in Dec 2019 Employment Cost Index (ECI): +0.7% in 4th Qtr of 2019 Productivity: +1.4% in 4th Qtr of 2019 U.S. Import Price Index: +0.3% in Dec 2019 U.S. Export Price Index: -0.2% in Dec 2019 Historical Data News Release p - preliminary Home Subjects Data...