BLS: CPI November 2023
The BLS released the November CPI report today and while many are cheering the continued decline in inflation, there is still plenty to worry about. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – NOVEMBER…
BLS: JOLTS, Productivity & Labor Participation
While we eagerly await the JOLTS report to see how the job opening are doing, we also keep a keen eye on the labor participation rate. On JOLTS: The number…
BLS: PPI October 2023
The BLS released PPI report and while goods inflation is down, services (the labor part) is unchanged. From the BLS: PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES – OCTOBER 2023 The Producer Price Index…
BLS: CPI October 2023
The BLS released the October inflation report and there is an interesting observation we have made, we call it “people wage inflation.” From the BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – OCTOBER…
BLS: September JOLTS 9.6 Million
The BLS released the monthly JOLTS report and it shows very little change from prior month. From the BLS: The number of job openings changed little at 9.6 million on…
BLS: September 2023 CPI
The BLS released the Consumer Price Index this morning and it show inflation remaining sticky. From the BLS: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4 percent…
BLS: September 2023 PPI
The BLS released the producer price index today and it shows a bump up. From the BLS.gov: The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.5 percent in September, seasonally…
BLS: Non-Farm Payroll Up 336,000
The BLS released their non-farm payroll report and it shows a whopping increase of 336,000 jobs and 3.8% unemployment and this was on the heels of a JOLTS report that…
BLS: August JOLTS 9.6 Million
The BLS released their JOLTS report and not very surprising it is back up from July to 9.6 million. Why was it not surprising to us? Because millions of boomers…
BLS: August PPI 2023
The BLS released the PPI for August and it came in hotter than expected. The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.7 percent in August, seasonally adjusted, after rising…