Statistics in brief

Consumer Price Index (CPI-W)
August 2002:
176.6 (1982-84=100)
526.0 (1967=100)
Increase for 12 months ended August: 1.6 percent

Workers’ Earnings
August 2002 (seasonally adjusted)
Average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory workers in the private sector were $14.82 including overtime pay.

National Employment & Unemployment
August 2002 (seasonally adjusted)
The national unemployment rate fell to 5.7 percent (8.1 million unemployed). Nonfarm payroll employment was little changed (up by 39,000 jobs).