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Unemployment Rate rose in January to 4%.

Posted February 1, 2019 - Filed under Data News, Household Survey.

The Labor Force Participation rate rose to 63.2% from 63.1%.
The Employment/Population Ratio rose to 60.7% from 60.6%. Read More

Payrolls Survey: Jobs Growth of 304,000 in January

Posted - Filed under Data News, Payroll Survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ January Payroll Survey reported a seasonally adjusted gain of 304,000 jobs, 296,000 in the private sector. Read More

CPI-U Index down 0.1% in December, with 1.9% Annual inflation.

Posted January 11, 2019 - Filed under Consumer Price Index, Data News.

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) declined 0.1 percent in December on a seasonally adjusted basis after being unchanged in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.9 percent before seasonal adjustment.

The seasonally adjusted decline in the all items index was caused by a sharp
decrease in the gasoline index, which fell 7.5 percent in December. This
decline more than offset increases in several indexes including shelter, food,
and other energy components. The energy index fell 3.5 percent, as the gasoline
and fuel oil indexes fell, but the indexes for natural gas and for electricity
increased. The food index increased 0.4 percent in December.