Unemployment rate
Share of the labor force currently unemployed.
4.30%
Mar 1, 2026
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Dashboard
Key Series
Labor
Nonfarm payrolls
Total payroll employment across the U.S. economy.
158.6M
Mar 1, 2026
Labor force participation
Share of the population that is working or looking for work.
61.90%
Mar 1, 2026
Average hourly earnings
Average hourly pay for private-sector workers.
$37.38
Mar 1, 2026
Manufacturing hours
Average weekly hours worked by production workers in manufacturing.
41.4
Mar 1, 2026
Consumer
Personal income
Aggregate income received by households from wages, assets, and transfers.
$26.7T
Feb 1, 2026
Disposable income
After-tax income available for households to spend or save.
$23.4T
Feb 1, 2026
Consumer spending
Nominal household consumption across goods and services.
$21.6T
Feb 1, 2026
Real consumer spending
Inflation-adjusted personal consumption expenditures.
$16.7T
Feb 1, 2026
Saving rate
Personal saving as a share of disposable income.
4.00%
Feb 1, 2026
Inflation
CPI (headline)
Broad consumer inflation across the typical urban household basket.
330.29
Mar 1, 2026
CPI (core)
Consumer inflation excluding food and energy.
334.39
Mar 1, 2026
PCE price index
The Fed's preferred broad inflation gauge across household spending.
129.45
Feb 1, 2026
Core PCE
PCE inflation excluding food and energy.
88.68
Feb 1, 2026
Housing
Single-family permits
New building permits issued for single-family homes.
0.88M
Jan 1, 2026
Single-family starts
Groundbreakings for new single-family homes.
0.94M
Jan 1, 2026
Business
Core capex orders
Orders for nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft.
$4.2B
Feb 1, 2026
Durables ex-transport
Durable goods orders excluding transportation equipment.
$18.3B
Feb 1, 2026
Inventory-sales ratio
Stock on hand relative to current sales across total business.
1.35
Jan 1, 2026
Production
Industrial production
Total output from factories, mines, and utilities.
102.55
Feb 1, 2026
Manufacturing output
Factory output excluding mining and utilities.
98.3
Feb 1, 2026
Capacity utilization
Share of industrial capacity currently in use.
76.29%
Feb 1, 2026
Factory utilization
Share of manufacturing capacity currently in use.
75.63%
Feb 1, 2026
Energy
Regular gasoline
Average U.S. retail price for regular gasoline.
$3.64
Mar 1, 2026
Henry Hub gas
Benchmark U.S. natural gas spot price at Henry Hub.
$3.04
Mar 1, 2026
WTI crude oil
Benchmark monthly spot price for West Texas Intermediate crude.
$91.38
Mar 1, 2026
Electricity price
Average electricity price per kilowatt-hour in the U.S. city sample.
$0.190
Mar 1, 2026
Rates & Credit
3-month Treasury yield
Official 3-month Treasury yield from the daily curve close.
3.69%
Apr 10, 2026
2-year Treasury yield
Market-implied policy path over the next few years.
3.81%
Apr 10, 2026
5-year Treasury yield
Medium-term rate conditions across the belly of the curve.
3.94%
Apr 10, 2026
10-year Treasury yield
Benchmark long-term rate for housing, duration, and discounting.
4.31%
Apr 10, 2026
30-year Treasury yield
Long-bond read on term premium and long-horizon financing costs.
4.91%
Apr 10, 2026
10y-3m yield curve
Spread between the 10-year and 3-month Treasury yields.
62 bp
Apr 10, 2026
Credit Stress
Investment-grade OAS
Extra yield investment-grade borrowers pay over Treasuries.
0.83%
Apr 9, 2026
High-yield OAS
Extra yield lower-rated borrowers pay over Treasuries.
2.90%
Apr 9, 2026
Financial stress index
Composite measure of stress across rates, credit, and volatility.
-0.24
Apr 3, 2026