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Tipoffs: Bureau of Labor Statistics (Weekly) Newsletter for 2026-01-18 ( 38 items )  
Alabama Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- October 2025 (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Alabama Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- October 2025 * Alabama had 113,000 job openings in October 2025, compared to 110,000 openings in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Alabama was 4.9 percent in Octob more PR

Alaska Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- October 2025 (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Alaska Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- October 2025 * Alaska had 35,000 job openings in October 2025, compared to 21,000 openings in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Alaska was 9.4 percent in Octob more PR

Arkansas Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- October 2025 (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Arkansas Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- October 2025 * Arkansas had 73,000 job openings in October 2025, compared to 70,000 openings in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that the job openings rate in Arkansas was 5.0 percent in Oct more PR

BLS Issues Report on Consumer Price Index December 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index December 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Jan. 13, 2026 (37 pages) * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 2.7 percent before seasonal adjustment. The index for shelter rose 0.4 percent in December and was more PR

BLS Issues Report on Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment November 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment November 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Jan. 16, 2026 (26 pages) * * * Unemployment rates were higher in November than a year earlier in 259 of the 387 metropolitan areas, lower in 100 areas, and unchanged in 28 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of 44 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 8 areas had rates of at least 8.0 per more PR

BLS Issues Report on Occupational Requirements in the United States 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Requirements in the United States 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Jan. 16, 2026 (9 pages) * * * The ability to pause work was present for 53.5 percent of workers in 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Pause control provides the ability of a worker to take short, unscheduled breaks. In 2025, greater than 95 percent of software developers had the ability to pause work. The ability to pa more PR

BLS Issues Report on Real Earnings December 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- Real Earnings December 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Jan. 13, 2026 (5 pages) * * * All employees Real average hourly earnings for all employees were unchanged from November to December, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This result stems from an increase of 0.3 percent in average hourly earnings combined with an increase of 0.3 percent in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban more PR

BLS Issues Report on U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes November 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes November 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Jan. 15, 2026 (19 pages) * * * U.S. import prices increased 0.4 percent over the 2 months from September 2025 to November 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Prices for U.S. exports increased 0.5 percent over the 2 months from September 2025 to November 2025. BLS did not collect survey data for October 2025 due to a laps more PR

BLS Northeast Region Issues Report on Consumer Price Index, New York-Newark-Jersey City December 2025 (10)
NEW YORK, Jan. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index - New York-Newark-Jersey City December 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Northeast Region - Jan. 13, 2026 * * * Area prices up 0.4 percent over the month, 3.4 percent over the year The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area increased 0.4 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Michae more PR

BLS Northeast Region Issues Report on Maine Job Openings and Labor Turnover October 2025 (10)
NEW YORK, Jan. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- Maine Job Openings and Labor Turnover October 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Northeast Region - Jan. 14, 2026 (1 page) * * * Maine had 35,000 job openings in October 2025, compared to 33,000 openings in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Michael G. Phinney noted that the job openings rate in Maine was 5.1 percent in October and 4.8 percent in the prev more PR

BLS Northeast Region Issues Report on Massachusetts Job Openings and Labor Turnover October 2025 (10)
NEW YORK, Jan. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- Massachusetts Job Openings and Labor Turnover October 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Northeast Region - Jan. 14, 2026 * * * Massachusetts had 163,000 job openings in October 2025, compared to 140,000 openings in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Michael G. Phinney noted that the job openings rate in Massachusetts was 4.2 percent in October and 3.6 pe more PR

BLS: 7.1 Million Job Openings in November 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Jan. 13, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * 7.1 million job openings in November 2025 The number of nonfarm job openings, hires, and total separations each recorded little or no change from October to November 2025. Job openings numbered 7.1 million in November 2025, down by 885,000 over the year. The number of job openings decreased over the month in accommodation and food more PR

BLS: Comparing an Industry's Average Hourly Earnings Contribution With Its Employment Share (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Jan. 12, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * Comparing an industry's average hourly earnings contribution with its employment share Industries with large contributions to changes in total private hourly earnings tend to have large employment bases. Those contributions to earnings changes are not always proportional to the industries' employment shares, however. Professional more PR

BLS: Nonfarm Payroll Employment Up in 12 States From November 2024 to November 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Jan. 15, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * Nonfarm payroll employment up in 12 states from November 2024 to November 2025 From November 2024 to November 2025, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 12 states, decreased in the District of Columbia, and was essentially unchanged in 38 states. * * * Chart: Change in nonfarm employment by state, November 2024 to November 20 more PR

BLS: Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment Changed Little in December 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Jan. 16, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * Total nonfarm payroll employment changed little in December 2025 Total nonfarm payroll employment changed little in December (+50,000). Employment continued to trend up in food services and drinking places, health care, and social assistance. Retail trade lost jobs. Payroll employment rose by 584,000 in 2025 (an average monthly ga more PR

Business Employment Dynamics in Minnesota -- First Quarter 2025 (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Minnesota -- First Quarter 2025 * From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Minnesota were 139,190, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 129,481, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stat more PR

Business Employment Dynamics in Wisconsin -- First Quarter 2025 (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Wisconsin -- First Quarter 2025 * From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Wisconsin were 128,770, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 124,907, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stat more PR

Consumer Expenditures for the Los Angeles Area -- 2023-24 (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Expenditures for the Los Angeles Area -- 2023-24 * Households in the Los Angeles, CA, metropolitan area spent an average of $90,594 per year in 2023-24, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that food, housing, and transportation expenditures together  more PR

Consumer Expenditures in the Anchorage Metropolitan Area -- 2023-24 (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Expenditures in the Anchorage Metropolitan Area -- 2023-24 * Households in the Anchorage, AK, metropolitan area spent an average of $90,483 per year in 2023-24, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that food, housing, and transportation expenditures t more PR

Consumer Expenditures in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area -- 2023-24 (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Expenditures in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area -- 2023-24 * Households in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, metropolitan area spent an average of $95,762 per year in 2023-24, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that food, housing, and  more PR

Consumer Price Index, Anchorage area -- December 2025 (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Anchorage area -- December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Urban Alaska area increased 1.9 percent for the 12 months ending in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the index for all more PR

Consumer Price Index, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell -- December 2025 (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell -- December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell increased 0.9 percent for the 12 months ending December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted tha more PR

Consumer Price Index, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson -- December 2025 (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson -- December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson increased 3.4 percent for the 12 months ending in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bo more PR

Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area -- December 2025 (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area -- December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area declined 0.2 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that  more PR

Consumer Price Index, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area - December 2025 (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area - December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn increased 2.1 percent for the 12 months ending in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michae more PR

Consumer Price Index, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land area -- December 2025 (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land area -- December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land area increased 1.6 percent for the 12 months ending in December 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Acting Regional Commissio more PR

Consumer Price Index, Los Angeles area -- December 2025 (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Los Angeles area -- December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim declined 0.3 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the index for all items less more PR

Consumer Price Index, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach -- December 2025 (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach -- December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach increased 2.6 percent for the 12 months ending December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria  more PR

Consumer Price Index, Midwest region -- December 2025 (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Midwest region -- December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region decreased 0.1 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Energy prices fell 2.1 percent, led by declining gasoline prices. The index for all i more PR

Consumer Price Index, Northeast region -- December 2025 (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Northeast region -- December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast region increased 0.2 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that the all items less food a more PR

Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington -- December 2025 (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington -- December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington increased 3.9 percent for the 12 months ending in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexand more PR

Consumer Price Index, Phoenix area -- December 2025 (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Phoenix area -- December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale increased 2.2 percent for the 12 months ending in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the index for more PR

Consumer Price Index, San Francisco Area -- December 2025 (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, San Francisco Area -- December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward increased 3.0 percent for the 12 months ending in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that t more PR

Consumer Price Index, South Region -- December 2025 (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, South Region -- December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region was unchanged in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The index for food rose 0.6 percent over the month. The index for all items less food and energy was little  more PR

Consumer Price Index, St. Louis area - December 2025 (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, St. Louis area - December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for St. Louis was up 2.0 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that prices for all items less food and energy  more PR

Consumer Price Index, West Region -- December 2025 (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, West Region -- December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West region declined 0.2 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The index for all items less food and energy declined 0.1 percent in December. The food index rose more PR

Kansas Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- October 2025 (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Kansas Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- October 2025 * Kansas had 67,000 job openings in October 2025, compared to 69,000 openings in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that the job openings rate in Kansas was 4.4 perc more PR

Michigan Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- October 2025 (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Michigan Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- October 2025 * Michigan had 213,000 job openings in October 2025, compared to 236,000 openings in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job openings rate in Michig more PR