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Productivity
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Prices

Consumer Price Index in November 2008 (12/17/08)
Export prices in November 2008 (12/16/08)
Producer prices fell in November 2008 (12/15/08)
Import prices down again in November 2008 (12/12/08)
CPI in October 2008 (11/20/08)
PPI in October 2008 (11/19/08)
Import prices decline further in October 2008 (11/17/08)
Consumer Price Index in September 2008 (10/17/08)
Producer Price Index down again in September 2008 (10/16/08)
Export prices decrease in September 2008 (10/15/08)
Import prices decline again in September 2008 (10/14/08)
Export prices decline in August 2008 (09/23/08)
CPI in August 2008 (09/17/08)
PPI down in August 2008 (09/15/08)
Import prices drop in August 2008 (09/12/08)
Producer Price Index in July (08/20/08)
Consumer Price Index in July (08/15/08)
Import prices in July 2008 (08/14/08)
Energy PPI in 2007 (08/07/08)
CPI in June 2008 (07/17/08)
Export prices in June 2008 (07/15/08)
Import prices up again in June (07/14/08)
PPI in May 2008 (06/18/08)
CPI in May 2008 (06/16/08)
Import prices, May 2008 (06/13/08)
Energy prices and expenditures in the South, 1984-2006 (05/30/08)
Experimental CPI for Americans 62 years of age and older (05/29/08)
Producer prices in April 2008 (05/21/08)
Consumer prices in April 2008 (05/15/08)
Import prices in April 2008 (05/14/08)
CPI in March 2008 (04/17/08)
PPI in March 2008 (04/16/08)
Export prices in March 2008 (04/15/08)
Import prices, March 2008 (04/14/08)
Producer prices in February 2008 (03/19/08)
Consumer prices in February 2008 (03/17/08)
Import prices in February 2008 (03/14/08)
PPI in January 2008 (02/27/08)
CPI in January 2008 (02/21/08)
Export prices in January 2008 (02/20/08)
Import prices in January 2008 (02/19/08)
Consumer Price Index up 4.1 percent in 2007 (01/17/08)
Producer prices in December 2007 (01/16/08)
Export prices in 2007 (01/15/08)
Import prices in December 2007 (01/14/08)
Consumer prices in November 2007 (12/17/07)
PPI in November 2007 (12/14/07)
Import prices in November (12/13/07)
Value of quality changes for 2008 passenger cars and light trucks (11/26/07)
CPI in October 2007 (11/16/07)
PPI in October 2007 (11/15/07)
Export prices in October 2007 (11/14/07)
Import prices in October 2007 (11/13/07)
Consumer prices in September 2007 (10/18/07)
Export prices in September 2007 (10/16/07)
Producer prices in September 2007 (10/15/07)
Import prices up in September 2007 (10/12/07)
CPI in August 2007 (09/20/07)
PPI in August 2007 (09/19/07)
Export prices up in August 2007 (09/18/07)
Import prices down in August 2007 (09/17/07)
Prices received by domestic producers of cars and light trucks, 2006 (09/05/07)
Food PPI in 2006 (09/04/07)
CPI in July 2007 (08/16/07)
PPI in July 2007 (08/15/07)
Import prices in July 2007 (08/13/07)
Medical care inflation in 2006 (08/03/07)
Apparel prices up in 2006 (07/31/07)
Energy prices in 2006 (07/30/07)
CPI in June 2007 (07/19/07)
Producer prices in June 2007 (07/18/07)
Export prices in June 2007 (07/17/07)
Import prices in June 2007 (07/16/07)
CPI in May 2007 (06/18/07)
PPI in May 2007 (06/15/07)
New export price index for education (06/14/07)
CPI in April 2007 (05/16/07)
Producer prices in April 2007 (05/14/07)
Import prices in April (05/11/07)
CPI in March (04/18/07)
PPI in March 2007 (04/16/07)
Import prices in March 2007 (04/13/07)
CPI in February (03/19/07)
Producer prices in February 2007 (03/16/07)
Import prices in February 2007 (03/15/07)
CPI in January (02/22/07)
PPI in January 2007 (02/20/07)
Import prices in January 2007 (02/16/07)
CPI up 2.5 percent in 2006 (01/19/07)
Producer prices in December 2006 (01/18/07)
Import prices in 2006 (01/16/07)
Prices of exported consumer goods higher in 2005 (12/29/06)
Prices of imported capital goods down again in 2005 (12/28/06)
PPI in November 2006 (12/20/06)
CPI in November (12/18/06)
Import prices in November (12/15/06)
Hourly compensation of production workers in the U.S. and selected countries, 2005 (12/01/06)
Quality changes in 2007 passenger cars and light trucks (11/24/06)
CPI in October 2006 (11/17/06)
Producer prices in October 2006 (11/15/06)
Export prices in October 2006 (11/14/06)
Import prices in October 2006 (11/13/06)
International comparisons of harmonized indexes of consumer prices available monthly (10/24/06)
CPI in September 2006 (10/19/06)
PPI in September 2006 (10/18/06)
Import prices in September 2006 (10/16/06)
Producer prices in August 2006 (09/20/06)
CPI in August 2006 (09/18/06)
Import prices in August 2006 (09/15/06)
CPI in July 2006 (08/17/06)
PPI in July 2006 (08/16/06)
Import prices in July 2006 (08/14/06)
Declines in prices received by domestic producers of cars and light trucks (08/04/06)
Slower increase in food PPI last year (08/03/06)
Consumer prices in June 2006 (07/20/06)
Producer prices in June 2006 (07/19/06)
Export prices up in June (07/18/06)
Import prices in June 2006 (07/17/06)
A new experimental consumer price index (06/28/06)
Medical care inflation in 2005 (06/20/06)
Consumer prices in May 2006 (06/15/06)
Producer prices in May 2006 (06/14/06)
Changes in prices for new and used vehicles (06/13/06)
Import prices up again in May 2006 (06/12/06)
Energy inflation in 2005 (06/09/06)
CPI in April 2006 (05/18/06)
PPI in April 2006 (05/17/06)
Import prices in April 2006 (05/15/06)
CPI in March 2006 (04/20/06)
PPI in March 2006 (04/19/06)
Import prices down again in March 2006 (04/14/06)
PPI in February 2006 (03/22/06)
CPI in February 2006 (03/17/06)
Import prices down in February 2006 (03/16/06)
Consumer prices in January (02/23/06)
PPI in January 2006 (02/21/06)
Import prices in January 2006 (02/17/06)
CPI up 3.4 percent in 2005 (01/19/06)
PPI in December (01/17/06)
Import prices in December 2005 (01/13/06)
Top U.S. trading partners in 2004 (01/05/06)
Producer prices in November (12/21/05)
CPI down in November (12/16/05)
Import prices drop in November 2005 (12/15/05)
Hourly compensation in U.S. and foreign factories, 2004 (11/23/05)
CPI in October 2005 (11/17/05)
PPI in October 2005 (11/16/05)
Import prices down in October 2005 (11/14/05)
PPI in September 2005 (10/19/05)
CPI up 1.2 percent in September 2005 (10/17/05)
Import prices in September 2005 (10/14/05)
CPI up 0.5 percent in August (09/16/05)
Producer prices in August 2005 (09/14/05)
Import prices up again in August 2005 (09/12/05)
Producer prices in July 2005(08/18/05)
CPI up 0.5 percent in July 2005(08/17/05)
Import prices in July 2005(08/15/05)
No change in June PPI(07/18/05)
CPI unchanged in June 2005(07/15/05)
Import prices in June 2005(07/14/05)
Pricing commercial air travel (06/28/05)
Fluctuations in beef and cattle producer prices (06/21/05)
CPI in May 2005 (06/16/05)
PPI drops in May 2005 (06/15/05)
Import prices down in May 2005 (06/13/05)
CPI up 0.5 percent in April 2005 (05/19/05)
PPI up in April 2005 (05/18/05)
Import prices in April 2005 (05/16/05)
Shelter inflation in 2004 (05/04/05)
First rise in consumer durables prices since 1996 (05/03/05)
CPI rises 0.6 percent in March 2005 (04/21/05)
PPI up in March 2005 (04/20/05)
Import prices up again in March 2005 (04/18/05)
CPI up 0.4 percent in February 2005 (03/24/05)
Producer prices in February 2005 (03/23/05)
Import prices in February 2005 (03/21/05)
CPI up 0.1 percent in January (02/24/05)
PPI in January 2005 (02/22/05)
Import prices by locality of origin, January 2005 (02/18/05)
CPI up 3.3 percent in 2004 (01/21/05)
PPI down in December 2004 (01/18/05)
Import prices drop in December 2004 (01/14/05)
CPI in November (12/20/04)
PPI increases in November 2004 (12/13/04)
Import prices in November 2004 (12/10/04)
Quality changes in 2005 model vehicles (11/30/04)
Hourly compensation in U.S. and foreign factories, 2003 (11/23/04)
CPI up 0.6 percent in October (11/18/04)
PPI up sharply in October 2004 (11/17/04)
Import prices up again in October 2004 (11/12/04)
Prices of imported capital goods decline again in 2003 (11/02/04)
CPI advances 0.2 percent in September (10/20/04)
Producer prices in September 2004 (10/18/04)
Import prices in September 2004 (10/15/04)
CPI up 0.1 percent in August (09/17/04)
PPI in August 2004 (09/13/04)
Import prices climb in August 2004 (09/10/04)
CPI down slightly in July (08/18/04)
PPI in July (08/16/04)
Import prices rise in July (08/13/04)
CPI in June (07/19/04)
PPI dips in June (07/16/04)
Import prices down in June (07/15/04)
PPI in May (06/18/04)
CPI up 0.6 percent in May (06/16/04)
Import prices in May (06/14/04)
Calling cost less in 2003 (06/01/04)
Food inflation up in 2003 (05/28/04)
Another big drop in consumer durables prices (05/26/04)
Shelter inflation in 2003 (05/21/04)
Medical care inflation slowed last year (05/20/04)
CPI in April (05/17/04)
Producer prices advance in April (05/14/04)
Import prices in April (05/13/04)
PPI in March (04/23/04)
Consumer prices in March (04/15/04)
Export prices rise in March (04/08/04)
PPI in February (04/02/04)
PPI rises in January (03/19/04)
Consumer prices in February (03/18/04)
Import prices in February (03/12/04)
Consumer prices in January (02/23/04)
Import prices in January (02/17/04)
CPI up 1.9 percent over the year (01/16/04)
PPI rises in December (01/15/04)
Import prices in December (01/14/04)
CPI falls in November (12/17/03)
PPI down in November (12/15/03)
Import prices in November (12/12/03)
CPI unchanged in October (11/19/03)
Value of quality changes averages $82.96 in 2004 model-year cars (11/18/03)
Beef, vehicle prices contribute to October PPI gain (11/17/03)
Higher agricultural export prices in October (11/14/03)
Consumer prices up 0.3 percent in September (10/17/03)
Producer prices advance in September (10/14/03)
Oil import prices down in September (10/10/03)
Supply, demand, and consumer gasoline prices (10/08/03)
Consumer prices increase 0.3 percent in August (09/17/03)
Producer prices rise again in August (09/15/03)
Oil import prices advance in August (09/12/03)
Consumer prices up 0.2 percent in July (08/18/03)
Producer prices edged up in July (08/15/03)
Import prices in July (08/14/03)
Consumer prices up in June (07/17/03)
Producer prices up in June (07/14/03)
Import prices rise in June (07/11/03)
Consumer prices unchanged in May (06/18/03)
Producer prices decline again in May (06/16/03)
Import prices drop, export prices rise in May (06/13/03)
Consumer prices fall 0.3 percent from March to April (05/19/03)
Producer prices down sharply in April (05/16/03)
Import prices drop in April (05/15/03)
Food inflation more palatable in 2002 (05/14/03)
Energy prices up and down in recent years (05/09/03)
Shelter inflation in 2002 (04/28/03)
Clothing prices fall again in 2002 (04/25/03)
Consumer prices up 0.3 percent in March (04/17/03)
Another rise in medical care inflation (04/16/03)
Biggest drop in consumer durables prices since 1930s (04/15/03)
Producer prices up again in March (04/14/03)
Import prices up modestly in March (04/11/03)
Consumer prices in February (03/24/03)
Producer prices rise again in February (03/17/03)
Import prices up again in February (03/14/03)
Consumer prices in January (02/24/03)
Producer prices increase in January (02/21/03)
Import prices advance in January (02/14/03)
Consumer prices in December (01/17/03)
Producer prices unchanged in December (01/16/03)
Import prices up in December (01/15/03)
Consumer prices in November (12/18/02)
Producer prices decline in November (12/16/02)
Import prices down in November (12/13/02)
Consumer prices in October (11/20/02)
Value of quality changes for 2003 light trucks and passenger cars (11/19/02)
Producer prices jump in October (11/18/02)
Small advance in import prices in October (11/15/02)
Insurance PPIs up in 2001 (10/29/02)
Consumer prices in September (10/21/02)
Producer prices up slightly in September (10/15/02)
Import and export prices advance in September (10/11/02)
Consumer prices in August (09/19/02)
Producer prices unchanged in August (09/16/02)
Import and export prices up again in August (09/13/02)
The new Chained Consumer Price Index (08/21/02)
Consumer prices in July (08/19/02)
Producer prices decline in July (08/09/02)
Import and export prices increase in July (08/08/02)
Consumer prices in June (07/22/02)
Producer prices edge upward in June (07/12/02)
Import prices decline in June (07/11/02)
No change in consumer prices in May (06/19/02)
Producer prices down again in May (06/14/02)
No change in import prices in May (06/13/02)
Shelter inflation higher in 2001 (05/29/02)
Consumer durables prices dropped in 2001 (05/24/02)
Continued acceleration in medical care inflation (05/23/02)
Clothing prices down again in 2001 (05/21/02)
Consumer prices rose 0.5 percent in April (05/16/02)
Producer prices down slightly in April (05/13/02)
Import prices up again in April (05/10/02)
Consumer prices up 0.3 percent in March (04/17/02)
Producer prices up in March (04/15/02)
Rise in import prices in March (04/12/02)
Consumer prices up 0.2 percent again in February (03/22/02)
Producer prices rose in February (03/18/02)
Import prices in February (03/15/02)
Consumer prices up 0.2 percent in January (02/21/02)
Producer prices in January (02/19/02)
Import prices up in January (02/15/02)
Consumer Price Index down in December (01/17/02)
Producer prices decline three months in a row (01/14/02)
Import prices down for third consecutive month (01/11/02)
Consumer Price Index unchanged in November (12/17/01)
Producer prices decrease again in November (12/14/01)
Import prices down again in November (12/13/01)
Consumer prices down 0.3 percent in October (11/19/01)
Value of quality changes for 2002 passenger cars and light trucks (11/14/01)
Decline in producer prices in October (11/13/01)
Sharp drop in import prices in October (11/09/01)
Consumer prices up 0.4 percent in September (10/22/01)
Producer prices rise again (10/17/01)
Import prices up in September (10/12/01)
Consumer prices inch up in August (09/19/01)
Producer prices up in August (09/17/01)
Small change in import prices in August (09/14/01)
Insurance prices: one up, one down(09/12/01)
Falling prices for telecommunications(08/31/01)
New price indexes for food stores(08/30/01)
Decrease in consumer prices in July(08/17/01)
Producer prices fall again (08/13/01)
Largest drop in import prices since 1992 (08/10/01)
Consumer prices up 0.2 percent in June (07/19/01)
Producer prices fall in June (07/16/01)
Continued downward trend in import prices (07/13/01)
Consumer prices increase 0.4 percent in May (06/18/01)
Producer prices edge up in May (06/15/01)
Export prices down four months in a row(06/14/01)
No change in new vehicle prices in 2000 (06/08/01)
Apparel prices lower in 2000(06/05/01)
Food inflation accelerates in 2000(06/01/01)
Medical care inflation continues to rise(05/29/01)
Steep increase in energy prices again in 2000(05/24/01)
Consumer durables prices flat in 2000(05/21/01)
Consumer prices up 0.3 percent in April(05/17/01)
Rise in producer prices in April(05/14/01)
Third decline in a row for import prices(05/11/01)
Consumer prices up 0.1 percent in March (04/18/01)
Producer prices edge down in March(04/13/01)
Petroleum import prices down in March(04/12/01)
Consumer prices rise 0.3 percent in February (03/22/01)
Producer prices up slightly in February (03/19/01)
Prices of goods from Canada fall in February (03/16/01)
Consumer prices increase 0.6 percent in January (02/22/01)
Producer prices up in January (02/20/01)
Import prices fall again (02/16/01)
Consumer prices up 0.2 percent in December(01/18/01)
Producer prices hold steady in December(01/16/01)
Imported petroleum prices drop in December (01/12/01)
Alternative approaches to CPI aggregation (01/10/01)
Non-mandated improvements account for most of light truck quality change (12/27/00)
Consumer prices up slightly in November (12/18/00)
Producer prices edge up in November (12/15/00)
Export prices unchanged in November (12/14/00)
Consumer prices in October (11/17/00)
Value of quality changes in 2001 model-year cars (11/14/00)
Producer prices up again in October (11/13/00)
Import prices fall in October (11/09/00)
Producer prices for telephone communications continue to decline (10/26/00)
Consumer prices in September (10/19/00)
Producer prices for health care services in 1999 (10/17/00)
Producer prices up in September after August decline (10/16/00)
Import prices in September (10/13/00)
New price indexes for insurance industries (10/04/00)
Computer prices dip again (10/02/00)
Consumer prices edge down in August (9/18/00)
Producer prices decline in August (9/15/00)
Petroleum import prices up slightly in August (9/14/00)
Consumer prices rise 0.2 percent in July (8/17/00)
Producer prices show no change in July (8/15/00)
Petroleum import prices fall in July (8/11/00)
Consumer prices rise 0.5 percent in June (7/20/00)
Producer prices up in June due to energy price increase (7/17/00)
Petroleum import prices rise again (7/14/00)
Price of fun falls (7/7/00)
Medical care inflation up in 1999 (6/26/00)
No rise in new vehicle prices for three years (6/22/00)
Third drop in a row for consumer durables prices (6/20/00)
Food prices increase less in 1999 than 1998 (6/19/00)
CPI up 0.1 percent in May (6/15/00)
No change in producer prices in May (6/12/00)
Import, export prices up in May (6/9/00)
Consumer prices unchanged in April (5/17/00)
Producer prices down in April (5/15/00)
Import Price Index posts first decline since June 1999 (5/12/00)
Consumer prices rise in March (4/17/00)
Producer prices up 1.0 percent again in March (4/14/00)
Import prices in March (4/13/00)
Consumer prices last month (3/20/00)
Producer prices rise 1.0 percent in February (3/17/00)
February rise in import prices largest since 1990 (3/16/00)
Consumer prices in January (2/22/00)
Producer prices in January (2/18/00)
Rises in import prices by locality of origin in January (2/17/00)
Consumer prices in 1999 (1/18/00)
Producer prices for finished goods up 3.0 percent in 1999 (1/14/00)
Import and export prices rise in 1999 (1/13/00)
Where the dollar stretches most, least (1/6/00)
Consumer prices in November (12/15/99)
Producer prices in November (12/13/99)
Import prices rise again in November (12/10/99)
Value of quality changes in 2000 model-year light trucks (11/26/99)
What consumers pay for in a VCR (11/24/99)
Value of quality changes in 2000 model-year cars (11/23/99)
Consumer prices in October (11/18/99)
PPI rising at an annual rate of 2.9 percent through October (11/17/99)
Producer prices in October (11/15/99)
Rises in import prices by locality last month (11/10/99)
Largest drop ever in prices of crude materials in 1998 (8/24/99)
No change in producer prices in 1998 (8/19/99)
Prices for apparel fall in most years in 1990s in research series (7/19/99)
Transportation prices and the new research series (7/13/99)
Housing prices usually restrained in CPI research series (7/7/99)
Food inflation leaner in new research series (6/28/99)
Sources of adjustments in CPI research series (6/23/99)
Apparel prices adjusted downward the most in new research series (6/22/99)
New research series shows lower inflation (6/21/99)
Consumers pay less for durables again in 1998 (6/17/99)
Prices for services decelerate, but not shelter prices (6/15/99)
Prices for apparel declined in 1998 (6/9/99)
Consumer prices for medical care accelerate in 1998 (6/7/99)
Have our price indexes dampened productivity measures? (4/23/99)
Consumer prices in the South rise 1.5 percent in 1998 (3/29/99)
New CPI estimator expected to lower inflation rate by 0.2 percent (3/24/99)
1998 consumer price rise in the West slightly above national increase (3/22/99)
Consumer prices in the Midwest rise 1.6 percent in 1998 (3/15/99)
Energy PPIs closely track oil, gas, and electricity prices (3/12/99)
Consumer prices rise 1.7 percent in the Northeast in 1998 (3/8/99)
Export prices decline again in 1998 (2/1/99)
Record decline in import prices during 1998 (1/19/99)
Annual consumer price rise smallest since 1986 (1/15/99)
Producer prices edged down 0.1 percent in 1998 (1/14/99)
Quality changes bigger factor for light truck prices than for car prices in 1999 model year (12/10/98)
Three factors led to 1996 grain price shock (11/2/98)
Impact of grain price shocks may be lessening (10/21/98)

Productivity

Productivity growth in third quarter 2008 revised upward (12/04/08)
Productivity growth in third quarter 2008 (11/07/08)
International factory productivity gains, and losses, in 2007 (09/30/08)
Manufacturing productivity in second quarter of 2008 (09/05/08)
Multifactor productivity in detailed manufacturing industries, 1987-2006 (09/02/08)
Unit labor costs in manufacturing, second quarter 2008 (08/12/08)
Productivity in second quarter 2008 (08/11/08)
Productivity growth in first quarter 2008 revised upward (06/05/08)
Productivity growth in selected service-providing industries, 2006 (05/27/08)
Productivity in first quarter 2008 (05/08/08)
Multifactor productivity in private business, 2007 (05/07/08)
Manufacturing multifactor productivity in 2006 (05/02/08)
Multifactor productivity in nonfarm business, 2006 (03/28/08)
Manufacturing industries and productivity, 2006 (03/21/08)
Unit labor costs in manufacturing, fourth quarter 2007 (03/07/08)
Productivity growth in fourth quarter 2007 (03/06/08)
Korea had largest manufacturing productivity gain in 2006 (02/29/08)
Manufacturing unit labor costs up in 2007 (02/08/08)
Productivity growth in 2007 (02/07/08)
Productivity growth in third quarter revised upward (12/06/07)
Productivity in third quarter 2007 (11/08/07)
International factory productivity gains in 2006 (09/28/07)
Second-quarter productivity growth revised upward (09/07/07)
Productivity growth in wholesale trade, retail trade, and food services and drinking places, 2006 (08/29/07)
Multifactor productivity in detailed manufacturing industries (08/22/07)
Productivity in second quarter 2007 (08/08/07)
Productivity growth in selected service-providing industries, 2005 (06/11/07)
Manufacturing multifactor productivity in 2005 (06/08/07)
Downward revision of first-quarter productivity growth (06/07/07)
Multifactor productivity, 1996-2006 (05/25/07)
Productivity in first quarter 2007 (05/04/07)
Productivity in manufacturing industries, 2005 (04/20/07)
Multifactor productivity in nonfarm business, 2005 (03/26/07)
Unit labor costs in fourth quarter of 2006 (03/09/07)
Fourth-quarter productivity growth revised downward (03/07/07)
Korea, Taiwan had biggest factory productivity gains in 2005 (02/27/07)
Productivity growth in 2006 (02/08/07)
Manufacturing multifactor productivity in 2002, 2003, and 2004 (12/07/06)
Productivity growth revised upward in the third quarter (12/06/06)
Productivity in third quarter 2006 (11/03/06)
International factory productivity gains in 2005 (09/27/06)
Productivity growth in the second quarter revised upward (09/07/06)
Multifactor productivity, 1996-2005 (08/30/06)
Productivity in trade and food services, 2005 (08/23/06)
Productivity growth in second quarter 2006 (08/09/06)
Sharp drop in mining productivity (07/14/06)
Productivity growth in information-sector industries, 2004 (07/13/06)
First-quarter productivity growth revised upward (06/02/06)
Productivity in first quarter 2006 (05/05/06)
Productivity in largest manufacturing industries (05/03/06)
Productivity in the engineering services industry (03/31/06)
Productivity in the architectural services industry (03/30/06)
Multifactor productivity, 1995-2004 (03/24/06)
Revision of fourth-quarter productivity growth (03/08/06)
Korea and Sweden record largest manufacturing productivity increases in 2004 (02/22/06)
Unit labor costs in fourth quarter of 2005 (02/09/06)
Productivity growth in 2005 (02/03/06)
Factory productivity in the third quarter of 2005 (12/07/05)
Productivity in third quarter 2005 (11/04/05)
International factory productivity gains in 2004 (10/28/05)
Wholesale-trade productivity in 2004 (10/05/05)
Productivity in retail trade, 2004 (09/29/05)
Restaurant productivity growth in 2004 (09/28/05)
Factory productivity, second quarter of 2005 (09/08/05)
Productivity growth in information-sector industries (08/29/05)
Productivity in second quarter 2005(08/10/05)
Simplified, preliminary multifactor productivity statistics
(06/29/05)
Factory productivity growth in first quarter 2005 (06/03/05)
Productivity in first quarter 2005 (05/06/05)
Factory productivity growth in 2004 (03/04/05)
Japan had largest manufacturing productivity increase in 2003 (03/01/05)
Productivity growth in 2004 (02/04/05)
Biggest rise in multifactor productivity since 1992 (02/02/05)
Industries with fastest productivity growth (12/30/04)
Little revision to third-quarter productivity growth (12/08/04)
Productivity in third quarter 2004 (11/05/04)
Korea had largest factory productivity gain in 2003 (10/01/04)
Productivity in the video tape and disc rental industry (09/29/04)
Productivity in retail trade, 2003 (09/27/04)
Productivity growth in travel agencies (09/14/04)
Productivity growth in second quarter revised downward (09/03/04)
Productivity growth in second quarter 2004 (08/11/04)
Productivity rises in most information-sector industries (06/17/04)
Factory productivity in the first quarter (06/09/04)
Upward revision of productivity growth in first quarter (06/04/04)
Productivity growth in first quarter (05/07/04)
U.S. had largest manufacturing productivity increase in 2002 (03/29/04)
Productivity growth in 2003 revised upward (03/05/04)
A dip in manufacturing multifactor productivity (02/11/04)
Productivity growth in 2003 (02/06/04)
Productivity up in most of largest retail trade industries (12/31/03)
Productivity growth in third quarter higher than originally reported (12/04/03)
Factory output and productivity higher in third quarter (11/13/03)
Productivity climbs in third quarter (11/07/03)
Productivity growth in information-sector industries (10/09/03)
Productivity up in just over half of industries in 2001 (09/23/03)
Sweden, Korea had largest factory productivity gains last year (09/11/03)
Upward revision of second quarter 2003 productivity growth (09/05/03)
Manufacturing productivity in the second quarter (08/19/03)
Productivity advances in second quarter (08/08/03)
GDP per employed person in 10 countries, 2002 (07/30/03)
First-quarter productivity growth revised upward (06/05/03)
Productivity jump for nonfinancial corporations in 2002 (05/13/03)
Rise in manufacturing productivity in first quarter (05/08/03)
Productivity up in first quarter (05/02/03)
First drop in multifactor productivity since 1991 (04/09/03)
Upward revision of fourth-quarter productivity growth (03/07/03)
Productivity declines in Canadian, Japanese, and U.S. factories in 2001 (02/27/03)
Productivity growth slower in two-thirds of newly measured service industries (02/20/03)
Rapid productivity growth in prepackaged software industry (02/19/03)
Contributions to wholesale-trade productivity growth (02/13/03)
Drop in unit labor costs in manufacturing last year (02/12/03)
Productivity down in fourth quarter (02/07/03)
Decline of manufacturing unit labor costs continues (12/06/02)
Third-quarter productivity growth revised upward (12/05/02)
Another rise in productivity (11/08/02)
U.S. factory productivity gain in 2001 was fourth highest (09/30/02)
Factory productivity in the G-7 countries: 1950-2000 (09/11/02)
Upward revision in second-quarter productivity growth (09/06/02)
Another increase in manufacturing multifactor productivity (08/30/02)
Manufacturing unit labor costs fall again in second quarter (08/13/02)
Productivity up in second quarter (08/12/02)
Labor costs in wholesale trade (07/05/02)
New wholesale-trade productivity series (06/21/02)
Sharp decline in manufacturing labor costs in first quarter (06/06/02)
Small revision in first-quarter productivity growth (06/03/02)
High-tech productivity gains in 1990s (05/14/02)
Jump in productivity in first quarter (05/08/02)
Unit labor costs in manufacturing decline the most in Germany, Denmark in 2000 (05/03/02)
Productivity by industry between 1990 and 2000 (05/02/02)
Korea had largest productivity gains in manufacturing in 2000 (04/22/02)
Unit labor costs down in fourth quarter of 2001 (03/14/02)
2000 saw largest increase in multifactor productivity since 1992 (03/13/02)
Upward revision of fourth-quarter productivity growth (03/08/02)
Jump in factory labor costs in 2001 (02/08/02)
Productivity growth in 2001 (02/07/02)
Labor productivity in apparel stores in 1990s (01/23/02)
Faster retail productivity growth in second half of 1990s (01/15/02)
Third-quarter productivity growth revised downward (12/07/01)
Productivity rises as output and hours fall (11/08/01)
Downward revision in second-quarter productivity growth (09/06/01)
U.S. led in factory productivity gains in 2000 (09/04/01)
Unit labor costs in second quarter (08/09/01)
Manufacturing productivity falls for second quarter in a row (08/08/01)
Cost shares vary among manufacturing industries (07/26/01)
Mixed multifactor productivity progress in biggest manufacturing industries (07/12/01)
Long-term gains in mining productivity (06/20/01)
Long-term declines in unit labor costs among service-producing industries (06/13/01)
Jump in unit labor costs in manufacturing (06/11/01)
Retail trade productivity: 1990-99 (06/07/01)
Productivity down in first quarter (06/06/01)
Unit labor costs drop in 50 manufacturing industries (05/22/01)
Productivity higher in over two-thirds of manufacturing industries(05/16/01)
Nonfarm business unit labor costs up again (05/09/01)
Another rise in multifactor productivity(04/11/01)
The U.S.-Canada manufacturing productivity gap(04/10/01)
U.S. had largest productivity gains in manufacturing in 1999(04/06/01)
Fastest productivity growth ever in durable goods manufacturing last year (03/09/01)
Fourth-quarter productivity growth in factories revised upward (03/07/01)
Unit labor costs accelerate in fourth quarter (02/13/01)
Strong productivity growth in 2000 (02/08/01)
Multifactor productivity increases modestly in many manufacturing industries (12/29/00)
Third-quarter productivity growth revised downward (12/07/00)
Highest productivity growth in computer industry (12/05/00)
Productivity rises in most manufacturing industries (11/16/00)
Productivity increases again (11/03/00)
U.S. factory costs dip compared to competitors (10/24/00)
Unit labor costs in manufacturing increased the most in Japan and Korea in 1999 (10/23/00)
U.S. led factory productivity gains in 1999 (10/18/00)
Seventh annual rise in multifactor productivity (9/22/00)
Productivity figure revised upward (9/7/00)
Productivity jumps in second quarter (8/9/00)
Declines in labor costs among service-producing industries (6/13/00)
Factory productivity increases at 7.3-percent annual rate in first quarter (6/7/00)
Productivity rose fastest in computer factories (6/2/00)
Productivity up in many service-producing and mining industries (5/31/00)
Productivity gain in first quarter (5/5/00)
Manufacturing productivity surges in fourth quarter (3/10/00)
Productivity rise in fourth quarter largest since 1992 (3/8/00)
Productivity increase in 1999 (2/9/00)
Variation in unit labor costs by industry (1/4/00)
Declines in unit labor costs and gains in productivity (12/30/99)
Unit labor costs in the third quarter (12/8/99)
U.S. auto industry boosts productivity in 1990s (10/28/99)
Increasing skill levels now account for over a quarter of labor productivity growth (9/20/99)
Unit labor costs fall in 1990's in U.S. auto industry (9/14/99)
Unit labor costs in manufacturing decline the most in Korea, Taiwan, Japan in 1998 (9/3/99)
Productivity gains in German and American factories better than 4 percent in 1998 (9/2/99)
Productivity in most mining and service industries rose in 1997 (5/5/99)
Have our price indexes dampened productivity measures? (4/23/99)
France leads 11 countries in manufacturing productivity growth during 1997 (3/17/99)
Hourly compensation rises in 1998 (3/10/99)
Sources of labor productivity shift (3/4/99)
Productivity of labor, capital rise again in 1997 (2/25/99)
Factory unit labor costs rise for first time in five years (2/18/99)
Productivity gains led by durables manufacturing (2/10/99)
Labor productivity increases in most industries from 1987 to 1996 (11/13/98)
Majority of employment in industries with rising productivity (11/6/98)

Projections

Mixed-education occupations, 2006-16 (10/22/08)
Industries losing the most jobs, 2006-16 (01/10/08)
Projected growth in professional occupations, 2006-16 (01/04/08)
Self-employment in 2016 (12/31/07)
Occupations losing the most jobs, 2006-16 (12/28/07)
Industries with the most new jobs, 2006-16 (12/19/07)
Occupations with the largest projected job growth, 2006-16 (12/07/07)
Labor force projected at 164.2 million by 2016 (12/05/07)
âSTEMâ occupations and job growth (06/28/07)
Changes in menâs and womenâs labor force participation rates (01/10/07)
Labor force growth: past, present, and future (01/04/07)
Occupations with the most job openings for college graduates, 2004-14 (09/28/06)
Healthcare employment for workers without a bachelor's degree (09/26/06)
The labor force in 2014: race and Hispanic origin (01/03/06)
Industries with the most new jobs, 2004-14 (12/30/05)
Occupations with the largest job growth, 2004â14 (12/22/05)
Service-providing sector and job growth to 2014 (12/19/05)
Occupational groups and projections, 2004-14 (12/13/05)
Labor force projected at 162.1 million by 2014 (12/08/05)
High-technology employment (08/31/05)
Fastest growing industries (03/24/04)
Projected employment in high-paying occupations requiring a bachelor's or graduate degree (03/17/04)
Projected employment in high-paying occupations requiring less than a bachelor's degree (03/15/04)
Employment projections for the goods-producing sector, 2002-12 (03/10/04)
Employment growth in the service-providing sector, 2002-12 (03/04/04)
Occupations with the largest job decline, 2002-12 (02/25/04)
Age and labor force projections: 2002-12 (02/20/04)
Fastest growing occupations through 2012 (02/12/04)
Evaluating projections of labor force participation rates (01/27/04)
Evaluating 1988â2000 employment projections (01/07/04)
Assessing the 1988-2000 employment growth projections (05/29/03)
Accuracy of growth projections for health care occupations (05/28/03)
When the future becomes the past: 1988-2000 projections for large occupations (05/23/03)
Consumer-related jobs most important to farming and nondurables among goods producers (01/10/03)
Consumer spending and job growth (01/09/03)
Projected slowdown in labor force growth (08/07/02)
Most new jobs to be in services or retail trade (01/09/02)
Occupations losing the most jobs, 2000-10 (01/04/02)
Labor force participation trends for women and men (12/18/01)
Industries on the wane, 2000-2010 (12/12/01)
Youth segment of labor force to grow fastest (12/11/01)
Fastest growing industries, 2000-2010 (12/06/01)
Labor force to continue to diversify (12/05/01)
Fastest growing jobs, 2000-2010 (12/04/01)
Five million new jobs in just ten occupations (07/03/01)
The labor force is getting older (06/26/01)
Slower growth in labor force expected in next 25 years (06/25/01)
Total job openings, 1998-2008: replacement and growth (3/14/00)
Farmers projected to have largest job loss in 1998-2008 (2/8/00)
Services industry projected to gain the most jobs in 1998-2008 (1/28/00)
Occupations with the largest growth, 1998-2008 (12/29/99)
Fast-growing industries vs. fast-going industries (12/27/99)
The "grayby" boom ages the labor force (12/20/99)
The labor force in 2008: race and Hispanic origin (12/14/99)
More than two-thirds of projected fastest growing occupations are in high wage jobs (12/9/99)
Education requirements and job growth (12/7/99)
Service sector dominant source of new jobs (12/3/99)
Millennial themes: age, education, services (12/1/99)
Projections of service worker employment generally on target (6/18/99)
Assessing projections of management jobs (6/16/99)
BLS total employment projections usually close (6/14/99)
Temporary workers in professional occupations expected to increase (2/24/99)
Abundant career opportunities projected in information technology (10/28/98)
Defense-related employment decline projected to slow (10/8/98)

Regions and States

Occupational injuries and illnesses, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands (12/29/08)
Multiple jobholding in States in 2007 (10/09/08)
Over-the-month changes in State unemployment rates, August 2008 (09/22/08)
Energy prices and expenditures in the South, 1984-2006 (05/30/08)
Foreign-born workers by region, 2007 (03/31/08)
U.S. skiing employment (03/12/08)
2006-07 changes in State unemployment rates (03/05/08)
Highest State unemployment rates in 2007 (03/04/08)
Lowest State unemployment rates in 2007 (03/03/08)
Union membership by State, 2007 (01/29/08)
States with lowest unemployment rates in December 2007 (01/22/08)
Hires rates by region, November 2006 and November 2007 (01/11/08)
Multiple jobholding in 2006 (10/30/07)
Layoffs by region in September 2007 (10/24/07)
Gross job gains and losses by State (08/31/07)
Layoffs by region in July 2007 (08/24/07)
Employment concentration in automotive industries (07/25/07)
Health benefit costs by region (07/06/07)
Mass layoffs in April 2007 (05/24/07)
Foreign-born workers by region, 2006 (05/03/07)
2005-06 changes in State unemployment rates (03/22/07)
Fourth-quarter productivity growth revised downward (03/07/07)
States with highest unemployment rates in 2006 (03/06/07)
Lowest State unemployment rates in 2006 (03/05/07)
Union membership by State, 2006 (01/30/07)
States with lowest unemployment rates in December 2006 (01/24/07)
Multiple jobholding in 2005 (12/27/06)
Mass layoffs by region in November (12/26/06)
Job openings rate in August 2006 (10/12/06)
Mass layoffs in August (09/22/06)
The labor market impact of Hurricane Katrina (08/31/06)
Middle Atlantic division had highest earnings in June 2005 (07/26/06)
Hires rates by region, May 2006 (07/12/06)
Foreign-born workers by region (05/11/06)
Mass-layoff initial claims for unemployment insurance by State, March 2006 (04/21/06)
2004 â 2005 changes in State unemployment rates (03/07/06)
Lowest State unemployment rate: Hawaii (03/02/06)
Multiple jobholding in 2004 (01/06/06)
Post-hurricane claims for unemployment compensation (10/26/05)
State unemployment rates in September 2005 (10/24/05)
Unemployment insurance claims due to mass layoffs, August 2005 (09/26/05)
Mass layoffs and geography, June 2005(07/27/05)
May 2005 layoffs by region (06/27/05)
States and mass layoffs in March 2005 (04/27/05)
States with highest unemployment rate in 2004: Alaska and Oregon (03/14/05)
State with lowest unemployment rate in 2004: Hawaii (03/11/05)
Over-the-year changes in State unemployment rates, December 2004 (01/26/05)
Job openings in November (01/13/05)
Initial claims for unemployment insurance by region, October 2004 (11/26/04)
Shrinking employment in the information sector by State, March 2003â04 (10/19/04)
Unemployment insurance claimants by region (07/23/04)
Fewer separated in mass layoffs in most regions (06/02/04)
Changes in unemployment rates by region in January (03/11/04)
South Dakota had lowest unemployment rate again in 2003 (03/03/04)
Highest unemployment rate in 2003: Oregon (03/01/04)
Lowest unemployment rates in December 2003: North and South Dakota (01/28/04)
Multiple jobholders in 2002 (01/21/04)
Variation in workers paid Federal minimum wage by region (12/11/03)
Extended mass layoffs and the 9/11 attacks (09/10/03)
Growth in wages and salaries by region over the year (08/13/03)
June 2003 mass layoffs by region (07/29/03)
Earnings highest in Middle Atlantic division (07/22/03)
Compensation growth most rapid in Midwest over the year (05/12/03)
Regional variation in employment in 2001 (04/29/03)
Drops in employment-population ratios in most States (03/05/03)
Highest unemployment rate in 2002: Alaska (03/04/03)
South Dakota had lowest unemployment rate in 2002 (03/03/03)
Wages and salaries increase fastest in Midwest over the year (02/04/03)
Moonlighting across the U.S. (01/23/03)
Largest pay gains in Delaware and Maryland (10/04/02)
Highest pay in 2001: Connecticut (10/01/02)
More layoffs in West, more laid off in Midwest in July (08/27/02)
New job openings and labor turnover survey (07/31/02)
Regional variation in employment (07/24/02)
Homeownership highest in Midwest and South (07/18/01)
Midwest had highest employment-population ratios in 2001 (02/28/02)
State with highest unemployment rate in 2001: Washington (02/27/02)
North Dakota had lowest unemployment rate in 2001 (02/26/02)
Average unemployment up in most States in 2001 (02/25/02)
Middle Atlantic tops in hourly earnings in 2000 (02/13/02)
Wages and salaries increase fastest in West over the year (02/11/02)
Benefits vary somewhat by region (12/20/01)
Highest increase in wages and salaries in West (11/01/01)
Highest pay in 2000: Connecticut (09/24/01)
Working more than one job in 2000 (09/21/01)
Massachusetts, California tops in pay gains (09/20/01)
Midwesterners are most likely to be on the job (08/01/01)
Displacement rate still highest in West (07/31/01)
Manufacturing employment by region, 1999 (07/25/01)
Hourly earnings highest in Middle Atlantic (07/10/01)
Highest unemployment rate in 2000: Alaska (03/06/01)
Virginia had lowest unemployment rate in 2000 (03/02/01)
Average unemployment down for most States in 2000 (02/26/01)
Fitness, wellness benefits moderately prevalent for State, local government workers (02/21/01)
Connecticut, New York tops in pay (12/06/00)
Washington State, Massachusetts lead in pay gains (11/20/00)
Multiple jobholding rates higher in North (11/08/00)
Union membership shows distinct geographic pattern (11/02/00)
Wages and benefits highest in Northeast (7/6/00)
Midwest has lowest unemployment rate again (4/4/00)
Iowa reports lowest unemployment rate in 1999 (3/1/00)
Unemployment decline widespread in 1999 (2/28/00)
Montana had the lowest pay in 1998 (1/11/00)
Washington State reports biggest pay gain again (12/16/99)
Midwestern States have top employment-population ratios (9/8/99)
Educational and health services employment most extensive in Northeast (8/16/99)
Agriculture employment most widespread by far in West North Central States (8/12/99)
Manufacturing employment most prevalent in Midwest (8/6/99)
Considerable variation in multiple jobholding by State (7/30/99)
Large variation in union membership by State (7/22/99)
Wages highest in West, benefits highest in Northeast (7/16/99)
Alaska has smallest pay gain in 1997 (6/25/99)
Washington State reports biggest pay gain in 1997 (6/24/99)
Consumers in the South spend less on entertainment in 1997 (4/30/99)
West region's mass layoffs decline the most during 1998 (4/29/99)
West, South lead employment growth by region in 1998 (4/21/99)
Consumer prices in the South rise 1.5 percent in 1998 (3/29/99)
1998 consumer price rise in the West slightly above national increase (3/22/99)
Southeast region employs the most textile workers (3/18/99)
Consumer prices rise 1.7 percent in the Northeast in 1998 (3/8/99)
Midwest jobless rate lowest for eighth straight year (3/2/99)
Outside DC, largest federal employment share in Alaska (3/1/99)
Montana reports lowest weekly wage (2/22/99)
Northeastern States have highest weekly wages (2/19/99)
New Mexico had highest State unemployment rate at end of 1998 (1/26/99)
Three Midwestern States tie for lowest unemployment rate at end of 1998 (1/25/99)
Homeowner expenditures take more out of budgets in Northeast and West (12/15/98)

Retirement

401(k) plans and employer stock (12/30/08)
Employer shares of medical plan premiums, March 2008 (11/05/08)
Employer costs for retirement and savings plans, June 2008 (09/11/08)
Retirement and medical care benefits in 2008 (08/08/08)
More seniors working full time (08/06/08)
Projected growth in labor force participation of seniors, 2006-2016 (07/31/08)
Labor force participation of seniors, 1948-2007 (07/29/08)
Experimental CPI for Americans 62 years of age and older (05/29/08)
Retirement benefits of State and local government workers (03/26/08)
Leisure time and older Americans (05/31/07)
Employer costs for retirement and savings plans, June 2006 (09/25/06)
Retirement plans in 2006 (08/25/06)
Trends in retirement plan coverage (03/10/06)
The recent decline in medical and retirement plan coverage (09/28/04)
Employer costs for retirement and savings plans, June 2004 (09/16/04)
Access to retirement benefits in March 2003 (06/22/04)
Travel expenditures by age (11/04/03)
Retirement plans in 2003 (10/03/03)
Health care plans in 2003 (09/30/03)
Employee retirement and savings benefits higher for union workers (08/28/03)
Retirees by region (08/26/03)
Retirement expenditures for Whites, Blacks, and persons of Hispanic origin (08/07/03)
Lump-sum retirement (05/27/03)
Sources of retirement income (05/23/01)
Jobs most affected by baby-boomer retirements (08/31/00)
Retirees spending more on health insurance (7/13/00)
More seniors are mortgage free (6/27/00)
Importance of retirement benefits in compensation (8/2/99)
Retirement costs share of compensation rises from 1966-98 (4/14/99)
Single- and multi-employer defined benefit pension plans differ (4/7/99)
Defined contribution retirement plans becoming more prevalent (1/6/99)
Pension expenditures drop for all except highest income group (8/10/99)