Finished consumer energy goods fell 9.6% in January. Finished less Energy index at annual inflation rate of 2.09%. Read More
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Retail Sales ex-Gasoline Chart
We compare the total retail sales with and without Gas Stations. Read More
Retail Sales tumbles by 0.8% in January due to Gasoline
Gasoline Stations sales fell by 9.3% seasonally adjusted. Read More
BLS Payrolls: Publication anomaly for November very large this year.
The BLS Seasonally Adjusted gain in Non-Farm Payrolls for November 2014 was actually only 340,000 and not 423,000 Read More
Job Openings at 3.5% (up 0.2%), Hiring at 3.7% (up 0.1%)
There were 5.0 million job openings on the last business day of December, little changed from 4.8 million in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Read More
Unemployment Rate rose in January to 5.7%.
The Labor Force Participation rate rose to 62.9% from 62.7%.
The Employment/Population Ratio rose to 59.3% from 59.2%. Read More
Payrolls Survey: Jobs Growth of 257,000 in January
The BLS January Payroll Survey reported a seasonally adjusted gain of 257,000 jobs, 267,000 in the private sector. Read More