|
Latest Department of Labor Numbers
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Consumer
Price Index: |
+0.3% |
|
Oct 2007 |
|
Unemployment Rate: |
4.7% |
|
Nov 2007 |
|
Payroll Employment:
|
+94,000
|
(p) |
Nov
2007 |
|
Average
Hourly Earnings:
|
+$0.08 |
(p) |
Nov
2007 |
|
Producer
Price Index: |
+0.1% |
(p) |
Oct 2007 |
|
Employment Cost Index: |
+0.8% |
|
3rd Qtr 2007 |
|
Productivity: |
+6.3% |
|
3rd
Qtr 2007 |
|
U.S.
Import Price Index: |
+1.8%
|
|
Oct
2007 |
|
Unemployment Initial (UI) Claims: |
338,000 |
|
Dec
1, 2007 |
|
UI Claims
4-Week Average: |
340,250 |
|
Dec 1,
2007 |
| |
|
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|
|
(p)
preliminary; (c) corrected |
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