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Early release of CPI and Real Earnings data on May 15, 2024. Read More
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has revised Statistical Policy Directive No. 15 updating the standards for maintaining, collecting, and presenting federal data on race and ethnicity. Read more about OMB Statistical Policy Directives.
Wholesale trade productivity fell 1.6 percent with hours worked growing at a higher rate than output. Retail trade productivity increased 1.6 percent in 2023, rebounding from the decline in 2022. Unit labor costs rose 6.4 percent in wholesale trade and 0.5 percent in retail trade.
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