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Payroll employment rises by 254,000 in September; unemployment rate changes
little at 4.1%

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 254,000 in September, and the
unemployment rate changed little at 4.1 percent. Employment continued to trend
up in food services and drinking places, health care, government, social
assistance, and construction.

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10/02/2024 August jobless rates up over the year in 315 of 389 metro areas;
payroll jobs up in 54

10/01/2024 August job openings, hires, and total separations change little;
quits trend down

09/26/2024 Median tenure with current employer down to 3.9 years in January 2024

09/25/2024 Consumer unit expenditures in 2023 are $77,280; a 5.9-percent
increase from 2022

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Employment, wages, and establishment data in hurricane flood zones. read more


SPOTLIGHT ON STATISTICS

HOW HAS LONG-TERM CARE EMPLOYMENT CHANGED?

Comparing industries that provide home and community-based services with those
that provide institution-based care. read more


EMPLOYMENT IN HURRICANE FLOOD ZONES

HURRICANE HELENE: EMPLOYMENT, WAGES, AND ESTABLISHMENT COUNTS

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SCANNING GROCERY STORE PRODUCTIVITY STATISTICS

Since the pandemic, grocery store services expanded to include curbside pickup,
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MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW

PATTERNS OF MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE FROM AGES 15 TO 55

This article examines marriage and divorce patterns using National Longitudinal
Survey of Youth 1979 data. read more


HURRICANE FLOOD ZONES

HURRICANE FRANCINE

Employment, wages, and establishment data in hurricane flood zones. read more


SPOTLIGHT ON STATISTICS

HOW HAS LONG-TERM CARE EMPLOYMENT CHANGED?

Comparing industries that provide home and community-based services with those
that provide institution-based care. read more

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LATEST NUMBERS




Consumer Price Index (CPI):
+0.2% in Aug 2024

Unemployment Rate:
4.1% in Sep 2024

Payroll Employment:
+254,000(p) in Sep 2024

Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.13(p) in Sep 2024

Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
+0.2%(p) in Aug 2024

Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.9% in 2nd Qtr of 2024

Productivity:
+2.5%(r) in 2nd Qtr of 2024

U.S. Import Price Index:
-0.3% in Aug 2024

U.S. Export Price Index:
-0.7% in Aug 2024

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