Latest Department of Labor Numbers
Consumer Price Index:
+0.4% Mar
2006
Unemployment Rate: 4.7%
Mar 2006
Payroll Employment: +211,000(p) Mar
2006
Average Hourly Earnings: +$0.03(p) Mar
2006
Producer Price Index:
+0.5%
Mar 2006
Employment Cost Index: +0.8%
4th Qtr 2005
Productivity:
-0.5%
4th Qtr 2005
U.S. Import Price Index:
-0.4% Mar
2006
Unemployment Initial (UI) Claims: 315,000
Apr 22, 2006
UI Claims 4-Week Average:
308,500
Apr 22, 2006
(p) preliminary; (c) corrected