By Tom Burnett CFA On July 3, 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its Employment Report for June 2025. Total employment rose by 147,000 in June, in line with the 146,000 average over the prior 12 months. The unemployment rate was 4.1%, little changed from the previous month. Job seekers came…
U.S. Consumer Prices Rose 0.1% in May 2025 By Tom Burnett CFA On June 11, 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its CPI Report for May. The CPI rose 0.1% in May, after rising 0.2% in April. The Index increased 2.4% in the 12 months ending in May, following an increase of 2.3% in...
By Tom Burnett CFA On June 6, 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its Employment Report for May. Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 139,000 for the month. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.2%, continuing to range between 4.0 and 4.2% as it has since May 2024. Job seekers totaled 7.2 million…
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By Tom Burnett CFA On May 13, 2025. The Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its CPI report for April 2025. The CPI rose by 0.2% in April, after decreasing by 0.1% in March. The year-over-year increase was 2.3%, the lowest year-ago increase since February 2021. In April 2024, the 12-month increase was 3…