BLS: October 2024 PPI
The BLS released the October PPI report and like the CPI it’s not good news. PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES - OCTOBER 2024The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.2 percent…
BLS: October 2024 CPI
The BLS released the October CPI Report and it doesn’t bode well from our point of view but somehow the crowds are cheering. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – OCTOBER 2024 The…
October 2024 – Social Security Enrollments
The social security office released the October 2024 Snapshot and it shows a 9% drop in growth from September. For October 2024, there were 121,000 net new social security enrollees…
SPY Under Trump 2017-2021
Congrats to Donald Trump on his re-election efforts. While everyone is cheering or jeering, we’ve been taking a trip down memory lane for clues as to what might come next…
BEA: PCE Price Index
The BEA released the PCE Price Index this morning and is shows improvement and disappointment. While overall PCE year-over-year has declined, core PCE has come in hotter than expected. The…
September 2024 – Social Security Enrollments
The social security office released the September 2024 snapshot and it’s a 49% jump from August. For September 2024, there were 133,000 net new social security enrollees over the age…
BLS: September PPI
The BLS released the September PPI report and like the CPI it’s not good news. PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES - SEPTEMBER 2024The Producer Price Index for final demand was unchanged in…
BLS: September CPI
The BLS released the September CPI report and it’s not good. Inflation rose. Consumer Price Index Summary CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - SEPTEMBER 2024The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers…
BLS: JOLTS – August 2024
The BLS released the August JOLTS report and it shows a continued high elevated job openings of nearly 9 million. From the BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – AUGUST…
Labor Shortages In 2032 & Today
The HR Digest had two interesting articles on labor shortages. The first is an article on a report from Lightcast which projects a deficiency of 6 million workers by 2032.…