Official U.S. public data · Updated 2026-09-11

U.S. economic data reports

Independent, source-linked snapshots of employment, prices, income, spending, retail sales, and output. Calculations are programmatic and every series keeps its original reference period.

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Latest snapshot

Unemployment rate

4.1%+0 percentage points month over monthAugust 2026 · Seasonally adjusted

Nonfarm payroll employment

159,075k+162k month over monthAugust 2026 · Seasonally adjusted

Consumer Price Index

335+3.4% year over yearAugust 2026 · Not seasonally adjusted

Personal income

$27.1T+0.4% month over monthJuly 2026 · BEA · level series

Consumer spending

$22.3T+0.2% month over monthJuly 2026 · BEA · level series

Retail sales

$660B-0.8% month over monthJuly 2026 · Census · seasonally adjusted

Real gross domestic product

$24.3T+0.4% quarter over quarter2026-Q2 · BEA · chained dollars

PCE price index

131.3+1.3% quarter over quarter2026-Q2 · BEA · index level

Monthly report archive

2026-08 · Updated 2026-09-11U.S. Economic Data Snapshot for August 2026U.S. economic data snapshot combining BLS labor and CPI, BEA income, spending and output, and Census retail sales with source-specific reference periods. 2026-07 · Updated 2026-08-26U.S. Economic Data Snapshot for July 2026U.S. economic data snapshot combining BLS labor and CPI, BEA income, spending and output, and Census retail sales with source-specific reference periods. 2026-06 · Updated 2026-07-30U.S. Economic Data Snapshot for June 2026U.S. economic data snapshot combining BLS labor and CPI, BEA income, spending and output, and Census retail sales with source-specific reference periods.

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Every report links to BLS, BEA, and Census source documentation, separates monthly and quarterly reference periods, and publishes its calculation and AI-use rules.

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