Economic News

The national unemployment rate in May was 3.4 percent, little changed from a year earlier. Unemployment rates were lower in May than a year earlier in 254 of the 389 metropolitan a...

The nation as a whole continues to grow older with the median age increasing to 38.2 years in 2018, up from 37.2 years in 2010, according to figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. At...

Unemployment rates were lower in May in six states, higher in two states, and stable in 42 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. ...

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), from May 2018 to May 2019, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 1.8%. Over that period, consumer pricesÂ...

Employer costs for employee compensation for civilian workers averaged $36.77 per hour worked in March 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Wages and sa...

The number of job openings was little changed at 7.4 million on the last business day of April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the 12 months ending in Apr...

Total nonfarm payroll employment edged up in May (+75,000), and the unemployment rate remained at 3.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment contin...

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced today that April exports were $206.8 billion, $4.6 billion less than March exports. April imports were $257.6 billion, $5.7 b...

Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 3.4 percent in the first quarter of 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today, as output increased 3.9 pe...