U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Economy at a Glance

United States

United States - Monthly Data
Data Series	Back Data	Nov 2012	Dec 2012	Jan 2013	Feb 2013	Mar 2013	Apr 2013
Unemployment Rate (1)		7.8	7.8	7.9	7.7	7.6	7.5
Change in Payroll Employment (2)		247	219	148	332	(P) 138	(P) 165
Average Hourly Earnings (3)		23.67	23.75	23.78	23.82	(P) 23.83	(P) 23.87
Consumer Price Index (4)		-0.2	0.0	0.0	0.7	-0.2	-0.4
Producer Price Index (5)		-0.5	-0.1	(P) 0.1	(P) 0.7	(P) -0.6	(P) -0.7
U.S. Import Price Index (6)		-0.7	-0.6	0.5	(R) 0.9	(R) -0.2	(R) -0.5
Footnotes (1) In percent, seasonally adjusted. Annual averages are available for Not Seasonally Adjusted data. (2) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (3) Average Hourly Earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls. (4) All items, U.S. city average, all urban consumers, 1982-84=100, 1-month percent change, seasonally adjusted. (5) Finished goods, 1982=100, 1-month percent change, seasonally adjusted. (6) All imports, 1-month percent change, not seasonally adjusted. (R) Revised (P) Preliminary

United States - Quarterly Data
Data Series	Back Data	1st Qtr 2012	2nd Qtr 2012	3rd Qtr 2012	4th Qtr 2012	1st Qtr 2013
Employment Cost Index (1)		0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.3
Productivity (2)		-0.7	1.7	3.1	(R) -1.7	0.7
Footnotes (1) Compensation, all civilian workers, quarterly data, 3-month percent change, seasonally adjusted. (2) Output per hour, nonfarm business, quarterly data, percent change from previous quarter at annual rate, seasonally adjusted. (R) Revised

Data extracted on: May 17, 2013

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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