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Latest Department of Labor Numbers
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Consumer
Price Index: |
-0.5% |
|
Oct 2006 |
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Unemployment Rate: |
4.4% |
|
Oct 2006 |
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Payroll Employment:
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+92,000
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(p) |
Oct 2006 |
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Average
Hourly Earnings:
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+$0.04 |
(p) |
Oct 2006 |
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Producer
Price Index: |
-1.6% |
(p) |
Oct 2006 |
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Employment Cost Index: |
+1.0% |
|
3rd Qtr 2006 |
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Productivity: |
unchanged
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|
3rd Qtr 2006 |
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U.S.
Import Price Index: |
-2.0%
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|
Oct 2006 |
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Unemployment Initial (UI) Claims: |
321,000 |
|
Nov 18, 2006 |
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UI Claims
4-Week Average: |
317,000 |
|
Nov 18, 2006 |
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(p)
preliminary; (c) corrected |
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