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Regional and State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) 05/17/2013
Consumer Price Index 05/16/2013
Real Earnings 05/16/2013
Producer Price Index 05/15/2013

MAJOR ECONOMIC INDICATORS

May 16, 2013
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers decreased 0.4 percent in April after decreasing 0.2 percent in March. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in April, the same increase as in March. Full text: (HTML) (PDF)

Employment Cost Index

April 30, 2013
Compensation costs up 0.3 percent for civilian workers, seasonally adjusted, from December 2012-March 2013. Over the year, compensation rose 1.8 percent, wages and salaries 1.6 percent, and benefits 1.9 percent. Full text: (HTML) (PDF)

Employment Situation

May 03, 2013
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 165,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 7.5 percent. Employment increased in professional and business services, food services and drinking places, retail trade, and health care. Full text: (HTML) (PDF)

Producer Price Index

May 15, 2013
The Producer Price Index for finished goods decreased 0.7 percent in April. Prices for finished goods fell 0.6 percent in March and increased 0.7 percent in February. The index for finished goods less foods and energy advanced 0.1 percent in April. Full text: (HTML) (PDF)

Productivity and Costs

May 02, 2013
Productivity increased 0.7 percent in the nonfarm business sector in the first quarter of 2013; unit labor costs increased 0.5 percent (seasonally adjusted annual rates). In manufacturing, productivity increased 3.8 percent and unit labor costs decreased 0.5 percent. Full text: (HTML) (PDF)

Real Earnings

May 16, 2013
Real average hourly earnings rose 0.5 percent in April, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings rose 0.2 percent and the CPI-U fell 0.4 percent. Real average weekly earnings was unchanged over the month. Full text: (HTML) (PDF)

U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes

May 14, 2013
U.S. import prices fell 0.5 percent in April, following a 0.2 percent decrease in March. Lower prices for fuel and nonfuel imports contributed to the declines in each month. Prices for U.S. exports decreased 0.7 percent in April after a 0.5 percent decline in March. Full text: (HTML) (PDF)

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Employment Situation (HTML) (PDF)
Commissioner's Statement on the Employment Situation (HTML) (PDF)
Job Openings and Labor Turnover (HTML) (PDF)
Mass Layoffs (HTML) (PDF)
Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment (HTML) (PDF)
Real Earnings (HTML) (PDF)
Regional and State Employment and Unemployment (HTML) (PDF)

Quarterly, annual, and other

American Time Use Survey (HTML) (PDF)
Business Employment Dynamics (HTML) (PDF)
College Enrollment and Work Activity of High School Graduates (HTML) (PDF)
Computer and Internet Use at Work (HTML) (PDF)
Contingent and Alternative Employment Arrangements (HTML) (PDF)
County Employment and Wages (HTML) (PDF)
Employee Tenure (HTML) (PDF)
Employment Characteristics of Families (HTML) (PDF)
Employment Experience of Youths: Results from a Longitudinal Survey (HTML) (PDF)
Employment Situation of Veterans (HTML) (PDF)
Extended Mass Layoffs (HTML) (PDF)
Extended Mass Layoffs Associated with Domestic and Overseas Relocations (HTML) (PDF)
Firm Size Class Quarterly Data (HTML) (PDF)
Foreign-born Workers: Labor Force Characteristics (HTML) (PDF)
Married Parents' Use of Time, 2003-06 (HTML) (PDF)
Number of Jobs, Labor Market Experience, and Earnings Growth: Results From A Longitudinal Survey (HTML) (PDF)
Occupational Employment and Wages (HTML) (PDF)
Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics (HTML) (PDF)
Regional and State Unemployment (Annual) (HTML) (PDF)
Summer Employment and Unemployment Among Youth (HTML) (PDF)
Union Members (HTML) (PDF)
Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage And Salary Workers (HTML) (PDF)
Volunteering in the United States (HTML) (PDF)
“Women in the Labor Force: A Databook” Updated (PDF)
Work At Home (HTML) (PDF)
Work Experience of the Population (HTML) (PDF)
Worker Displacement (HTML) (PDF)
Workers on Flexible and Shift Schedules (HTML) (PDF)

INFLATION & PRICES

Consumer Price Index (HTML) (PDF)
Producer Price Index (HTML) (PDF)
U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes (HTML) (PDF)
Consumer Expenditures Survey (Annual) (HTML) (PDF)

PAY & BENEFITS & WORKPLACE INJURIES

Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (HTML) (PDF)
Employee Benefits in the United States (HTML) (PDF)
Employee Benefits in State and Local Government (HTML) (PDF)
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (HTML) (PDF)
Employment Cost Index (HTML) (PDF)
Major Work Stoppages (HTML ) (PDF)
Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Requiring Days Away From Work (HTML) (PDF)
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (HTML) (PDF)
Occupational Pay Relatives (HTML) (PDF)

PRODUCTIVITY & TECHNOLOGY

Multifactor Productivity Trends (HTML) (PDF)
Multifactor Productivity Trends for Detailed Industries (HTML) (PDF)
Multifactor Productivity Trends in Manufacturing (HTML) (PDF)
Productivity and Costs (HTML) (PDF)
Productivity and Costs by Industry: Manufacturing Industries (HTML) (PDF)
Productivity and Costs by Industry: Selected Service-Providing and Mining Industries (HTML) (PDF)
Productivity and Costs by Industry: Wholesale and Retail Trade, Food Services and Drinking Places (HTML) (PDF)

EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS

2012-13 Edition of the Occupational Outlook Handbook Published (HTML) (PDF)
Economic and Employment Projections (HTML) (PDF)

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

International Comparisons of Hourly Compensation Costs in Manufacturing (HTML) (PDF)
International Comparisons of Manufacturing Productivity and Unit Labor Cost Trends (HTML) (PDF)

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