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Feb
22
The volunteer rate rises to 26.8% in 2011
The volunteer rate rose by 0.5 percentage point to 26.8 percent for the year ending in September 2011. About 64.3 million people volunteered through or for an organization at least once between September 2010 and September 2011.
Feb
17
CPI all items rises 0.2 percent in January, with modest increases in food and energy
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.2 percent in January after being unchanged in December. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in January after increasing 0.1 percent in December.
02/17/2012
Real average hourly earnings unchanged in January
02/16/2012The Producer Price Index for finished goods advances 0.1% and finished core increases 0.4%
02/14/2012Import prices rise 0.3% in January, and export prices advance 0.2% after December decline
02/10/2012In the fourth quarter of 2011, 1,638 extended mass layoff events affected 266,971 workers
02/09/2012At age 24, men are a third less likely to have earned a bachelor’s degree
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION »
LATEST PRODUCTS FROM THE REGIONAL OFFICES:
New England:
Boston area consumer prices rose 2.5 percent over the year ending January 2012
New York-New Jersey:
The New York area CPI rose 0.4% in January
Mid-Atlantic:
Pittsburgh area prices up 5.2 percent since the second half of 2010
Southeast:
Prices in the South up 0.5% in January and 3.2% over the year (PDF)
Midwest:
Chicago area prices rose 0.6% in January and were 2.1% higher over the year (PDF)
Southwest:
Dallas area consumer prices unchanged in December and January; up 3.0% over the year
Mountain-Plains:
Midwest CPI up 0.6% in January, energy costs turn up 2.4% after seven months of decline
West:
San Francisco area prices down 0.4% over past 2 months; up 2.9% since December 2010 (PDF)
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• Real earnings in January 2012
• CPI up 2.9% since January 2011
• Producer prices in January 2012
• Labor Force Projections to 2020
• Import and export prices in January
Population Adjustments
Adjustments to the Current Population Survey
Learn more about how population adjustments impact the data from the Current Population Survey.
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Focus on Prices and Spending
Experimental Consumer Price Index for Older Americans (CPI-E)
BLS calculates an experimental CPI by using households whose reference person or spouse is 62 years of age or older, commonly called the CPI for the elderly, or CPI-E. read more »
Focus on Prices and Spending
The 2012 PPI Weight Update: How and why does BLS update revenue weights?
With the release of January 2012 Producer Price Index, the PPI will begin using 2007 value-of-shipments (VOS) data as the weight basis for the PPI. read more »
Focus on Prices and Spending
Rollercoaster Year for Export Agriculture Prices
U.S. agricultural exports had a volatile year in 2011. Agricultural goods prices sharply declined during the final half of the year, after having increased during the first six months of the year. read more »
SPOTLIGHT ON STATISTICS
The Recession of 2007–2009
The most recent recession began in December 2007 and ended in June 2009. This Spotlight presents BLS data that compare the recent recession to previous recessions.
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Consumer Price Index (CPI):
+0.2% in Jan 2012
Unemployment Rate:
8.3% in Jan 2012
Payroll Employment:
+243,000(p) in Jan 2012
Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.04(p) in Jan 2012
Producer Price Index (PPI):
+0.1%(p) in Jan 2012
Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.4% in 4th Qtr of 2011
Productivity:
+0.7% in 4th Qtr of 2011
U.S. Import Price Index:
+0.3% in Jan 2012
U.S. Export Price Index:
+0.2% in Jan 2012
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