Latest Department of Labor Numbers
Consumer Price
Index: +0.4%
May
2006
Unemployment Rate:
4.6%
May
2006
Payroll
Employment: +75,000(p)
May 2006
Average Hourly
Earnings: +$0.01(p)
May
2006
Producer Price
Index: +0.2%
May 2006
Employment Cost Index:
+0.6% 1st Qtr 2006
Productivity:
+3.7% 1st Qtr 2006
U.S. Import Price
Index: +1.6%
May
2006
Unemployment Initial (UI)
Claims: 308,000
June 17, 2006
UI Claims 4-Week
Average: 311,250
June 17, 2006
(p) preliminary; (c) corrected