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Jun
21

Unemployment rate for persons with a disability, at 10.5%, changed little in 2016

In 2016, 17.9 percent of persons with a disability were employed, compared with 65.3 percent of those with no disability. The unemployment rate for persons with a disability was 10.5 percent, compared with 4.6 percent for those with no disability.

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BEYOND THE NUMBERS

The cost of care: new insights into healthcare spending growth

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BEYOND THE NUMBERS

Understanding the labor productivity and compensation gap

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MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW

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SPOTLIGHT ON STATISTICS

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Now on Video: Finding Better Ways to Talk about Data

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Consumer Price Index (CPI):
-0.1% in May 2017 News Release Historical Data

Unemployment Rate:
4.3% in May 2017 News Release Historical Data

Payroll Employment:
+138,000(p) in May 2017 News Release Historical Data

Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.04(p) in May 2017 News Release Historical Data

Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
unchanged in May 2017 News Release Historical Data

Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.8% in 1st Qtr of 2017 News Release Historical Data

Productivity:
unchanged in 1st Qtr of 2017 News Release Historical Data

U.S. Import Price Index:
-0.3% in May 2017 News Release Historical Data

U.S. Export Price Index:
-0.7% in May 2017 News Release Historical Data