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Santa Clara, CA, has largest county 1st quarter over-the-year wage gain at 14.6%

From first quarter 2023 to first quarter 2024, Santa Clara, CA, had the largest county percentage increase in average weekly wages at 14.6 percent. Monterey, CA, and St. Johns, FL, had the largest county over-the-year percentage increases in employment in March 2024 at 4.8 percent each.

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08/20/2024 From April to July 2024, the number of employed youth rises 1.4 million to 21.3 million

08/16/2024 June job openings rates up in 2 states, down in 2; hires rates down in 6, up in 3

08/16/2024 July jobless rates up in 13 states, down in 1; payroll jobs up in 2 states, down in 1

08/15/2024 U.S. import prices increase 0.1% in July; export prices rise 0.7%

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BLS REPORTS

A profile of the working poor, 2022

Of the 37.9 million people living under the poverty level in 2022, 6.4 million were among the “working poor." read more

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Nonprofits accounted for 12.8 million jobs in 2022

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Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI):
+0.2% in Jul 2024

Unemployment Rate:
4.3% in Jul 2024

Payroll Employment:
+114,000(p) in Jul 2024

Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.08(p) in Jul 2024

Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
+0.1%(p) in Jul 2024

Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.9% in 2nd Qtr of 2024

Productivity:
+2.3% in 2nd Qtr of 2024

U.S. Import Price Index:
+0.1% in Jul 2024

U.S. Export Price Index:
+0.7% in Jul 2024