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Unemployment4.2%−0.2 pts vs. a year agoof the labor force · September 2026Inflation3.7%+0.7 pts vs. a year agoCPI, past 12 months · September 2026Jobs159.0 million+0.5 million vs. a year agononfarm payrolls · September 2026Real wages$370−1.6% vs. a year agomedian weekly pay, 1982-84 $ · September 2026Gas$4.48+34% vs. a year agoregular, per gallon · September 2026Eggs$2.27−35% vs. a year agoGrade A large, per dozen · September 2026Ground beef$6.79+7.4% vs. a year ago100% beef, per pound · September 2026Electricity19.6¢+4.3% vs. a year agoper kilowatt-hour · September 2026Mortgage rates7.18%+0.95 pts vs. a year ago30-year fixed · November 2026National debt$40.5 trillion+5.6% vs. a year agototal public debt · November 2026GDP growth2.2%−0.6 pts vs. a year agoreal growth per year · December 2025
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Unemployment rate (LNS14000000) ↗
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Consumer Price Index (CUUR0000SA0) ↗
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Total nonfarm payrolls (CES0000000001) ↗
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Median real weekly earnings (LES1252881600) ↗
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Average retail prices ↗
- Freddie Mac · Primary Mortgage Market Survey ↗
- U.S. Treasury · Debt to the Penny and Historical Debt Outstanding ↗
- World Bank · GDP growth, United States ↗