Consumer Price Index -1.0% Oct 2008
Unemployment Rate 6.5% Oct 2008
Payroll Employment -240,000(p) Oct 2008
Average Hourly Earnings +$0.04(p) Oct 2008
Producer Price Index -2.8%(p) Oct 2008
Employment Cost Index +0.7% 2nd Qtr 2008
Productivity +1.1% 3rd Qtr 2008
U.S. Import Price Index -4.7% Oct 2008
Unemployment Initial (UI) Claims 542,000 November 15, 2008
UI Claims 4-Week Average 506,500 November 15, 2008
Federal Minimum Wage $6.55 Current
Department of Labor , updated Nov. 2008
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