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📊 Macro Data — US Bureau of Labor Statistics
What is this: Latest official releases from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via the BLS Public API v2. CPI, the Employment Situation, and JOLTS are the market-moving releases — CPI and payrolls land monthly, JOLTS with a ~6-week lag. QCEW (covered employment & avg weekly wage) is quarterly with ~6-month lag.
🏦 Rates & Fed — FRED
Fed Funds Effective Rate
3.75%
2026-09 · +0.12pp MoM
2Y Treasury Yield
4.75%
2026-10 · -0.13pp MoM
10Y Treasury Yield
5.22%
2026-10 · -0.07pp MoM
10Y-2Y Spread
0.47%
2026-10 · +0.06pp MoM
🏗️ Labor Market
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Series Latest MoM YoY Trend (13m)
Unemployment Rate
2026-09 · % 		4.20 +2.44% -2.33%
Labor Force Participation Rate
2026-09 · % 		61.80 +0.32% -0.80%
Total Nonfarm Employment
2026-09 · K 		159,044 +0.02% +0.31%
Avg Hourly Earnings (Private)
2026-09 · $ 		37.81 +0.13% +3.02%
Labor Market (CPS)
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Series Latest MoM YoY Trend (13m)
Civilian Labor Force
2026-09 · K 		170,262 +0.29% -0.29%
Employment Level
2026-09 · K 		163,152 +0.25% -0.13%
🔥 Inflation
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Series Latest MoM YoY Trend (13m)
CPI-U All Items
2026-08 · index 		334.98 +0.32% +3.69%
Core CPI (Less Food & Energy)
2026-08 · index 		338.04 +0.27% +2.75%
CPI-U All Items (SA)
2026-08 · index 		334.13 +0.40% +3.71%
Core CPI (SA)
2026-08 · index 		337.76 +0.29% +2.76%
🏭 Producer Prices
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Series Latest MoM YoY Trend (13m)
PPI Final Demand (NSA)
2026-08 · index 		282.09 +0.69% +6.56%
PPI Final Demand (SA)
2026-08 · index 		279.86 +0.88% +6.44%
PPI All Commodities
2026-08 · index 		287.93 +0.96% +9.85%
🚪 JOLTS (Job Openings & Turnover)
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Series Latest MoM YoY Trend (13m)
Job Openings
2026-08 · K 		7,079 -3.49% +2.31%
Hires
2026-08 · K 		5,192 +0.89% +0.91%
Quits
2026-08 · K 		3,066 -0.74% -0.94%
Layoffs & Discharges
2026-08 · K 		1,641 -3.58% -10.43%
🗓️ QCEW (Quarterly Census)
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Series Latest MoM YoY Trend (13m)
Covered Employment (QCEW)
2026 Q1 · K 		154,772 — +0.10%
Avg Weekly Wage (QCEW)
2026 Q1 · $ 		1,654 — +3.90%
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