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Feb

06

Productivity grows 3.2% in 4th quarter 2013 (annual rate); unit labor costs fall 1.6%

Productivity increased 3.2 percent in the nonfarm business sector in the fourth quarter of 2013; unit labor costs decreased 1.6 percent (seasonally adjusted annual rates). In manufacturing, productivity increased 2.0 percent and unit labor costs decreased 1.0 percent.

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Feb

05

Dec. jobless rates down over the year in 339 of 372 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 294

Jobless rates were lower in December than a year earlier in 339 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 25, and unchanged in 8. Nonfarm payroll employment was up in 294 metropolitan areas over the year, down in 67, and unchanged in 11.

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01/31/2014

Compensation costs up 0.5% September-December 2013, and 2.0% over the year ending ...

01/29/2014

Gross job gains 7.1 million and gross job losses 6.5 million in the 2nd quarter of 2013

01/28/2014

Jobless rates down in 39 states, up in 2 in Dec.; payroll jobs up in 30 states, down in 19

01/24/2014

Union membership rate in 2013 is 11.3%, the same as in 2012

01/22/2014

Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers are $786 in 4th quarter 2013

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New England:

Boston area consumers paid $3.469/gal for gasoline in Dec. 2013, 4% above the U.S. average

New York-New Jersey:

The New York CPI was unchanged over the month in December and rose 1.5% over the year

Mid-Atlantic:

In December 2013, Philadelphia area prices up 0.1% since October; 1.2% over the year

Southeast:

Total compensation costs in Miami increased 1.9% for the year ended December 2013

Midwest:

Chicago area consumer prices were down 0.3% in December and up 0.5% over the year

Southwest:

Texas union membership rate falls to 4.8% in 2013; U.S. rate unchanged at 11.3%

Mountain-Plains:

Midwest CPI down 0.2% in Dec. 2013 led by lower prices for apparel; up 1.0% over the year

West:

Seattle area consumer prices rose 1.3% from December 2012 to December 2013

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MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW

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Examination of state-level labor turnover survey data

The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey began in 1998; a similar program, the Labor Turnover Survey, existed from 1930 to 1981.
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MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW

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The new Producer Price Index aggregation system

This article presents and analyzes limited historical data on the basis of the PPI Final Demand–Intermediate Demand system.
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New education classification better reflects income and spending patterns in the Consumer Expenditure (CE) Survey

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Life, limbs, and licensing: occupational regulation, wages, and workplace safety of electricians, 1992–2007

Licensing of electricians grew significantly at the state level from 1992 to 2007
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Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI):
+0.3% in Dec 2013

Unemployment Rate:
6.7% in Dec 2013

Payroll Employment:
+74,000(p) in Dec 2013

Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.02(p) in Dec 2013

Producer Price Index (PPI):
+0.4%(p) in Dec 2013

Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.5% in 4th Qtr of 2013

Productivity:
+3.2% in 4th Qtr of 2013

U.S. Import Price Index:
unchanged in Dec 2013

U.S. Export Price Index:
+0.4% in Dec 2013

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