By Tom Burnett CFA On September 5, 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its Employment Report for August. Total nonfarm payrolls rose by 22,000 for the month. Total employment is now little changed from April. The unemployment rate was little changed at 4.3% with 7.4 million job seekers, as many…
Read the full article here: Generation X, defined by those born between 1965 and 1980, is rapidly approaching retirement age. At the same time, a growing body of financial data reveals this is a generation at risk of falling short…
By Tom Burnett CFA On August 12, 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the CPI Report for July. The CPI increased by 0.2%, down from 0.3% in June. Over the past 12 months, the CPI is up by 2.7%, the same increase as in June. The Core rate, excluding food and energy, rose 0.3%...
By Tom Burnett CFA On August 1, 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its Employment Report for July. The nonfarm payroll figure rose by 73,000 from the prior month. The unemployment rate was little changed at 4.2%–the rate has been in a tight 4.0-4.2% range since May 2024. The number of job seekers…
By Tom Burnett CFA On July 15, 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the CPI data for the month of June. The CPI rose by 0.3% in June, after rising 0.1% in May. Over the past 12 months, the CPI has increased by 2.7%, the highest 12-month figure since the 2.8% rise over the...