Economic News

FTR reports final trailer orders for January 2019 at 26,300 units, that’s down 5% m/m and 39% y/y.  Although down from December, January orders came in higher than expected....

The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 304,000 in January 2019. This is compared with an average monthly gain of 223,000 in 2018. Ac...

The median number of years that wage and salary workers had been with their current employer was 4.2 years in January 2018, unchanged from the median in January 2016. In January 20...

Over the year ended in August 2018, 11 states had statistically significant unemployment rate changes, all of which were decreases. The largest decline occurred in New Mexico, wher...

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in August indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at...

From August 2017 to August 2018, 35 states had statistically significant changes in payroll employment, all of which were increases. Employment in 15 states and the District of Col...

Since 1968 Americans have celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 through October 15. Each year we recognize the history and culture of Hispanic and Latino...

Employer costs for employee compensation for private industry workers averaged $34.19 per hour worked in June 2018. Wages and salaries averaged $23.78 per hour worked and accounted...

Average expenditures per consumer unit for 2017 were $60,060, a 4.8% increase from 2016 levels. During the same period, the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) rose 2.1%, and average pret...