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In August, headline inflation was up 0.3 percentage points from the month before, measuring a steady 3.4% year over year.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis makes adjustments to inflation estimates regularly, but it comes at a time when the BEA is under budgetary stress.

The correlation between producer prices and consumer prices is not perfect, but what wholesalers pay has downstream effects.

Until ships start moving through the Strait of Hormuz, prices for oil and a range of related goods will likely keep rising. The question is, how long will it take them to come down again?

A lot of attention is paid to the headline unemployment rate. But the number of “underemployed” workers also offers clues about the health of the labor market.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics revised labor productivity in Q4 of 2025 downward from 2.8% to 1.8%. “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal breaks down the numbers and what they could mean for the future of this economy.

Overall inflation was up 0.3% from November to December.

The government shutdown delayed the BLS September jobs report by more than a month.

The shutdown could still result in a delayed data release.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics usually collects data in real time. So it may not be able to capture October prices or jobs data that was missed during the shutdown.