| Compensation costs up 0.5 percent for civilian workers, seasonally adjusted, from March- June 2013.
Over the year, compensation rose 1.9 percent, wages and salaries 1.7 percent, and benefits 2.2 percent. See the complete report at this link: USDOL-BLS |
31 July 2013
• U.S. Employment Cost Index – Q2 2013
• U.S. Real GDP – Q2 2013
| Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States -- increased at an annual rate of 1.7 percent in the second quarter of 2013 (that is, from the first quarter to the second quarter), according to the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
In the first quarter, real GDP increased 1.1 percent (revised). See the complete report at this link: USDOC-BEA |
30 July 2013
• Consumer Confidence – July 2013
| The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had improved in June, pulled back slightly in July. The Index now stands at 80.3 (1985=100), down from 82.1 in June.
See the complete report at this link: The Conference Board |
• Metropolitan Area Employment And Unemployment - June 2013
| Jobless rates were lower in June than a year earlier in 272 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 73, and unchanged in 27. Nonfarm payroll employment was up in 282 metropolitan areas over the year, down in 79, and unchanged in 11. See the complete report at this link: USDOL-BLS |
27 July 2013
• Paid Leave by Occupation in the U.S. - March 2013
| In March 2013, about three-quarters of all workers in private industry and state and local government had access to paid holidays and paid vacations (76 percent and 74 percent, respectively), while roughly two-thirds had access to paid sick leave (65 percent).
See the complete report at this link: USDOL-BLS |
• U.S. City Average For Gasoline Was $3.63 Per Gallon In June 2013
| In June 2013, the average price of gasoline (unleaded regular) for all cities in the United States was $3.63 per gallon. Urban areas in the West region had the highest average price of gasoline at $3.86 per gallon, followed closely by the Midwest region at $3.84. See the complete report at this link: USDOL-BLS |
26 July 2013
• U.S. Consumer Sentiment – July 2013
| "U.S. consumer sentiment rose in July to the highest level in six years as Americans felt better about the current economic climate, though they expected to see a slower rate of growth in the year ahead, a survey released on Friday showed."
See the complete report at this link: Reuters.com |
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