Statistics in Brief

Consumer Price Index (CPI-W)
April:

167.9 (1982-84=100)
500.1 (1967=100)

Workers’ Earnings
May:

Hourly earnings for production workers in manufacturing averaged $14.28, including overtime pay.

National Employment & Unemployment
May:

The national unemployment rate rose to 4.1 percent. Employment on private sector payrolls fell by 116,000 jobs.

U.S. Vehicle Sales
January through April:

Total new light vehicles - 5.9 million, up 10.4 percent from 1999.
Big 3 traditional domestics - 3.7 million, up 5.7 percent from 1999.
Transplants - 910,200, up 19.9 percent from 1999.
Imports - 1.2 million, up 20.1 percent from 1999.

Statistics in Brief

High Performance
Work Systems

Productivity
and Growth

Executive
Compensation

Employment in
Major UAW Industries

Employment Situation

U.S. Light
Vehicle Sales

Consumer Prices

International Trade

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