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May
10
Prices for imports rise 2.2% in April, while export prices advance 1.1%
U.S. import prices increased 2.2 percent in April, after rising 2.6 percent in March. Higher fuel and nonfuel prices contributed to the advances in each month. Prices for U.S. exports increased 1.1 percent in April following a 1.5 percent advance in March.
May
06
Payroll employment rises 244,000 in April; unemployment rate edges up to 9.0%
Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 244,000 in April, and the unemployment rate edged up to 9.0 percent. Job gains occurred in several service-providing industries, manufacturing, and mining.
05/05/2011
Productivity increases 1.6% in first quarter 2011; unit labor costs increase 1.0%
05/03/2011Gross job gains decreased in third quarter 2010, while job losses increased
04/29/2011Compensation costs up 0.6% in the March 2011 quarter and 2.0% for the year
04/27/2011March jobless rates down over the year in 317 of 372 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 260
04/22/2011In March there were 1,286 mass layoffs involving 118,523 workers, both down from February
REGIONAL PRODUCTS »
Mid–Atlantic:
In March, all Washington area counties had lower unemployment than last year
Southeast:
Prices in the South up 1.2% over the month and 2.8% over the year (PDF)
Midwest:
Wages and salaries in the Chicago area rose 1.9% from March 2010-March 2011 (PDF)
Southwest:
Houston annual wage gain leads among the 15 largest metro areas in March 2011, Dallas 4th
Mountain-Plains:
Midwest CPI up 0.9 percent in March; motor fuel costs rise for seventh consecutive month
West:
Union members accounted for 17.5% of wage and salary workers in California in 2010 (PDF)
The Editor’s Desk »
• Unemployment in April 2011
• Employment by industry, April 2011
• Employment among mothers, 1994-2010
• Gross job gains and losses, Q3 2010
• Employment during the recession
Focus on Prices and Spending
Grain Prices and Our Grocery Bill
This article examines how rising grain prices can mean higher prices at the grocery store.
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Focus on Prices and Spending
U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes and the Terms of Trade
An examination of one method for measuring gains from trade: the terms of trade index—the ratio of the price index of a country's exports to the price index of its imports.
read more »PROGRAM PERSPECTIVES
High deductible health plans
Presents BLS data on high deductible health plans, including participation and comparisons with traditional plans. Health savings accounts are also highlighted in this issue.
read more »MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW
The 2007-09 Recession and Employment
This issue takes an in-depth look at the 2007-09 recession by industry using Current Employment Statistics data.
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BLS Mobile Homepage
In our never-ending quest to provide the public with the latest labor economics and statistics data no matter where they are, we are introducing a mobile version of the BLS homepage.
read more »Latest Numbers
Consumer Price Index (CPI):
+0.5% in Mar 2011
Unemployment Rate:
9.0% in Apr 2011
Payroll Employment:
+244,000(p) in Apr 2011
Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.03(p) in Apr 2011
Producer Price Index (PPI):
+0.7%(p) in Mar 2011
Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.6% in 1st Qtr of 2011
Productivity:
+1.6% in 1st Qtr of 2011
U.S. Import Price Index:
+2.2% in Apr 2011
U.S. Export Price Index:
+1.1% in Apr 2011
Historical Data
News Release
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