US labor cost growth cooled in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, reassuring Federal Reserve policymakers wage pressures ...

The labor market is no longer a source of inflation pressures, but economists continue to watch the data closely.

Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.9 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period ending in December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and ...

Inflation is on track to 2%, but tariff uncertainty is high and the Fed is wary of moving rates until there is clarity ...

U.S. labor costs rose marginally in the fourth quarter, offering some comfort to Federal Reserve officials after progress ...

Nonfarm labor productivity increased at a 1.2% annualized rate in the fourth quarter. While Q4's gain was softer than the past few quarters, labor productivity rose 2.3% in 2024 and continues to look ...

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The wage and benefits costs that nursing homes and residential care facilities pay workers increased by 0.7% in the fourth quarter of 2024.

That said, trends in the Employment Cost Index suggest that the labor market is no longer a meaningful source of price pressures. Next week: ISM Manufacturing & Services (Mon. & Wed.), Employment (Fri ...