US CPI inflation, wages, the labor market and oil

US CPI inflation, wages, the labor market and oil: 12 lines from the US Inflation Watch snapshot, Jan 2010 – Sep 2026. Latest Food: 0.34 pp in Sep 2026 (verified), from Bureau of Labor Statistics.

5 charts · 12 lines · Monthly · Jan 2010 – Sep 2026 · snapshot us-inflation-eb32963698e74efd · published 14 Oct 2026

Headline and core CPI, private wage growth and the effective federal funds rate; contributions from food, energy, core goods and core services; job openings and layoffs; the monthly payroll change; and the WTI oil price. Payrolls are a separate chart because a monthly change is far smaller than the stock of openings.

Contributions to headline CPI

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percentage points

January 2021 Food: 0.52 pp Energy: −0.24 pp Core goods: 0.34 pp Core services: 0.78 ppFebruary 2021 Food: 0.50 pp Energy: 0.15 pp Core goods: 0.27 pp Core services: 0.75 ppMarch 2021 Food: 0.48 pp Energy: 0.82 pp Core goods: 0.34 pp Core services: 0.97 ppApril 2021 Food: 0.34 pp Energy: 1.45 pp Core goods: 0.89 pp Core services: 1.48 ppMay 2021 Food: 0.31 pp Energy: 1.65 pp Core goods: 1.31 pp Core services: 1.73 ppJune 2021 Food: 0.34 pp Energy: 1.49 pp Core goods: 1.74 pp Core services: 1.83 ppJuly 2021 Food: 0.49 pp Energy: 1.47 pp Core goods: 1.70 pp Core services: 1.71 ppAugust 2021 Food: 0.53 pp Energy: 1.53 pp Core goods: 1.56 pp Core services: 1.63 ppSeptember 2021 Food: 0.65 pp Energy: 1.54 pp Core goods: 1.48 pp Core services: 1.73 ppOctober 2021 Food: 0.75 pp Energy: 1.83 pp Core goods: 1.71 pp Core services: 1.93 ppNovember 2021 Food: 0.86 pp Energy: 2.01 pp Core goods: 1.90 pp Core services: 2.03 ppDecember 2021 Food: 0.89 pp Energy: 1.80 pp Core goods: 2.16 pp Core services: 2.19 ppJanuary 2022 Food: 0.97 pp Energy: 1.71 pp Core goods: 2.37 pp Core services: 2.43 ppFebruary 2022 Food: 1.10 pp Energy: 1.67 pp Core goods: 2.50 pp Core services: 2.60 ppMarch 2022 Food: 1.21 pp Energy: 2.20 pp Core goods: 2.38 pp Core services: 2.76 ppApril 2022 Food: 1.28 pp Energy: 2.09 pp Core goods: 2.00 pp Core services: 2.89 ppMay 2022 Food: 1.37 pp Energy: 2.43 pp Core goods: 1.76 pp Core services: 3.02 ppJune 2022 Food: 1.40 pp Energy: 2.95 pp Core goods: 1.51 pp Core services: 3.19 ppJuly 2022 Food: 1.47 pp Energy: 2.37 pp Core goods: 1.47 pp Core services: 3.22 ppAugust 2022 Food: 1.53 pp Energy: 1.72 pp Core goods: 1.50 pp Core services: 3.52 ppSeptember 2022 Food: 1.51 pp Energy: 1.43 pp Core goods: 1.40 pp Core services: 3.85 ppOctober 2022 Food: 1.47 pp Energy: 1.30 pp Core goods: 1.08 pp Core services: 3.89 ppNovember 2022 Food: 1.42 pp Energy: 0.97 pp Core goods: 0.79 pp Core services: 3.93 ppDecember 2022 Food: 1.39 pp Energy: 0.54 pp Core goods: 0.47 pp Core services: 4.06 ppJanuary 2023 Food: 1.35 pp Energy: 0.63 pp Core goods: 0.32 pp Core services: 4.11 ppFebruary 2023 Food: 1.27 pp Energy: 0.38 pp Core goods: 0.23 pp Core services: 4.16 ppMarch 2023 Food: 1.13 pp Energy: −0.54 pp Core goods: 0.34 pp Core services: 4.06 ppApril 2023 Food: 1.02 pp Energy: −0.43 pp Core goods: 0.44 pp Core services: 3.90 ppMay 2023 Food: 0.89 pp Energy: −1.02 pp Core goods: 0.45 pp Core services: 3.73 ppJune 2023 Food: 0.76 pp Energy: −1.56 pp Core goods: 0.29 pp Core services: 3.47 ppJuly 2023 Food: 0.65 pp Energy: −1.11 pp Core goods: 0.17 pp Core services: 3.47 ppAugust 2023 Food: 0.57 pp Energy: −0.33 pp Core goods: 0.06 pp Core services: 3.36 ppSeptember 2023 Food: 0.50 pp Energy: −0.07 pp Core goods: 0.01 pp Core services: 3.26 ppOctober 2023 Food: 0.44 pp Energy: −0.39 pp Core goods: 0.03 pp Core services: 3.16 ppNovember 2023 Food: 0.40 pp Energy: −0.43 pp Core goods: 0.01 pp Core services: 3.16 ppDecember 2023 Food: 0.37 pp Energy: −0.14 pp Core goods: 0.04 pp Core services: 3.09 ppJanuary 2024 Food: 0.35 pp Energy: −0.32 pp Core goods: −0.06 pp Core services: 3.13 ppFebruary 2024 Food: 0.30 pp Energy: −0.13 pp Core goods: −0.08 pp Core services: 3.06 ppMarch 2024 Food: 0.30 pp Energy: 0.15 pp Core goods: −0.15 pp Core services: 3.18 ppApril 2024 Food: 0.30 pp Energy: 0.19 pp Core goods: −0.28 pp Core services: 3.15 ppMay 2024 Food: 0.29 pp Energy: 0.26 pp Core goods: −0.38 pp Core services: 3.11 ppJune 2024 Food: 0.30 pp Energy: 0.08 pp Core goods: −0.40 pp Core services: 3.00 ppJuly 2024 Food: 0.29 pp Energy: 0.08 pp Core goods: −0.40 pp Core services: 2.92 ppAugust 2024 Food: 0.28 pp Energy: −0.28 pp Core goods: −0.40 pp Core services: 2.93 ppSeptember 2024 Food: 0.31 pp Energy: −0.49 pp Core goods: −0.21 pp Core services: 2.84 ppOctober 2024 Food: 0.29 pp Energy: −0.34 pp Core goods: −0.22 pp Core services: 2.86 ppNovember 2024 Food: 0.32 pp Energy: −0.22 pp Core goods: −0.12 pp Core services: 2.76 ppDecember 2024 Food: 0.34 pp Energy: −0.04 pp Core goods: −0.10 pp Core services: 2.69 ppJanuary 2025 Food: 0.34 pp Energy: 0.06 pp Core goods: −0.02 pp Core services: 2.62 ppFebruary 2025 Food: 0.35 pp Energy: −0.02 pp Core goods: −0.01 pp Core services: 2.50 ppMarch 2025 Food: 0.40 pp Energy: −0.23 pp Core goods: −0.01 pp Core services: 2.23 ppApril 2025 Food: 0.37 pp Energy: −0.27 pp Core goods: 0.04 pp Core services: 2.17 ppMay 2025 Food: 0.39 pp Energy: −0.25 pp Core goods: 0.07 pp Core services: 2.15 ppJune 2025 Food: 0.40 pp Energy: −0.07 pp Core goods: 0.15 pp Core services: 2.19 ppJuly 2025 Food: 0.39 pp Energy: −0.12 pp Core goods: 0.24 pp Core services: 2.20 ppAugust 2025 Food: 0.43 pp Energy: 0.00 pp Core goods: 0.31 pp Core services: 2.17 ppSeptember 2025 Food: 0.42 pp Energy: 0.18 pp Core goods: 0.32 pp Core services: 2.10 ppOctober 2025 Food: not published Energy: not published Core goods: not published Core services: not publishedNovember 2025 Food: 0.36 pp Energy: 0.26 pp Core goods: 0.28 pp Core services: 1.83 ppDecember 2025 Food: 0.42 pp Energy: 0.14 pp Core goods: 0.28 pp Core services: 1.84 ppJanuary 2026 Food: 0.39 pp Energy: −0.01 pp Core goods: 0.22 pp Core services: 1.79 ppFebruary 2026 Food: 0.42 pp Energy: 0.03 pp Core goods: 0.19 pp Core services: 1.77 ppMarch 2026 Food: 0.37 pp Energy: 0.82 pp Core goods: 0.23 pp Core services: 1.85 ppApril 2026 Food: 0.43 pp Energy: 1.18 pp Core goods: 0.22 pp Core services: 1.98 ppMay 2026 Food: 0.42 pp Energy: 1.55 pp Core goods: 0.21 pp Core services: 2.07 ppJune 2026 Food: 0.41 pp Energy: 1.05 pp Core goods: 0.16 pp Core services: 1.91 ppJuly 2026 Food: 0.41 pp Energy: 0.98 pp Core goods: 0.16 pp Core services: 1.82 ppAugust 2026 Food: 0.36 pp Energy: 1.08 pp Core goods: 0.13 pp Core services: 1.82 ppSeptember 2026 Food: 0.34 pp Energy: 1.35 pp Core goods: 0.14 pp Core services: 1.90 pp

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Jan 2021 – Sep 2026Monthlypercentage pointsLoaded 14 Oct 2026

Inflation, wage growth and the policy rate

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January 2010 Headline CPI: 2.63% Core CPI: 1.55% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.00% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.12%February 2010 Headline CPI: 2.14% Core CPI: 1.34% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.18% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.13%March 2010 Headline CPI: 2.31% Core CPI: 1.11% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.86% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.16%April 2010 Headline CPI: 2.24% Core CPI: 0.92% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.76% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.20%May 2010 Headline CPI: 2.02% Core CPI: 0.94% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.76% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.20%June 2010 Headline CPI: 1.05% Core CPI: 0.90% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.76% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.18%July 2010 Headline CPI: 1.24% Core CPI: 0.87% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.85% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.18%August 2010 Headline CPI: 1.15% Core CPI: 0.89% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.75% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.19%September 2010 Headline CPI: 1.14% Core CPI: 0.80% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.80% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.19%October 2010 Headline CPI: 1.17% Core CPI: 0.61% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.88% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.19%November 2010 Headline CPI: 1.14% Core CPI: 0.77% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.75% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.20%December 2010 Headline CPI: 1.50% Core CPI: 0.80% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.74% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.18%January 2011 Headline CPI: 1.63% Core CPI: 0.95% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.10% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.17%February 2011 Headline CPI: 2.11% Core CPI: 1.09% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.83% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.16%March 2011 Headline CPI: 2.68% Core CPI: 1.19% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.83% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.14%April 2011 Headline CPI: 3.16% Core CPI: 1.33% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.87% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.10%May 2011 Headline CPI: 3.57% Core CPI: 1.51% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.04% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.09%June 2011 Headline CPI: 3.56% Core CPI: 1.64% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.09% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.09%July 2011 Headline CPI: 3.63% Core CPI: 1.77% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.30% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.07%August 2011 Headline CPI: 3.77% Core CPI: 1.95% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.95% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.10%September 2011 Headline CPI: 3.87% Core CPI: 1.97% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.94% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.08%October 2011 Headline CPI: 3.53% Core CPI: 2.10% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.98% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.07%November 2011 Headline CPI: 3.39% Core CPI: 2.15% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.02% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.08%December 2011 Headline CPI: 2.96% Core CPI: 2.23% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.02% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.07%January 2012 Headline CPI: 2.93% Core CPI: 2.28% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.71% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.08%February 2012 Headline CPI: 2.87% Core CPI: 2.18% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.79% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.11%March 2012 Headline CPI: 2.65% Core CPI: 2.26% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.14% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.13%April 2012 Headline CPI: 2.30% Core CPI: 2.31% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.10% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.15%May 2012 Headline CPI: 1.70% Core CPI: 2.26% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.92% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.16%June 2012 Headline CPI: 1.66% Core CPI: 2.22% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.00% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.16%July 2012 Headline CPI: 1.41% Core CPI: 2.10% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.64% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.16%August 2012 Headline CPI: 1.69% Core CPI: 1.91% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.82% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.13%September 2012 Headline CPI: 1.99% Core CPI: 1.98% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.99% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.15%October 2012 Headline CPI: 2.16% Core CPI: 2.00% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.64% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.16%November 2012 Headline CPI: 1.76% Core CPI: 1.94% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.90% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.16%December 2012 Headline CPI: 1.74% Core CPI: 1.89% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.15% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.16%January 2013 Headline CPI: 1.59% Core CPI: 1.93% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.06% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.14%February 2013 Headline CPI: 1.98% Core CPI: 2.00% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.15% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.14%March 2013 Headline CPI: 1.47% Core CPI: 1.89% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.88% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.15%April 2013 Headline CPI: 1.06% Core CPI: 1.72% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.05% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.15%May 2013 Headline CPI: 1.36% Core CPI: 1.68% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.05% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.11%June 2013 Headline CPI: 1.75% Core CPI: 1.64% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.13% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.10%July 2013 Headline CPI: 1.96% Core CPI: 1.70% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.09% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.09%August 2013 Headline CPI: 1.52% Core CPI: 1.76% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.30% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.08%September 2013 Headline CPI: 1.18% Core CPI: 1.73% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.08% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.08%October 2013 Headline CPI: 0.96% Core CPI: 1.68% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.25% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.09%November 2013 Headline CPI: 1.24% Core CPI: 1.72% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.24% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.08%December 2013 Headline CPI: 1.50% Core CPI: 1.72% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.94% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.09%January 2014 Headline CPI: 1.58% Core CPI: 1.62% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.02% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.07%February 2014 Headline CPI: 1.13% Core CPI: 1.57% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.31% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.07%March 2014 Headline CPI: 1.51% Core CPI: 1.66% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.14% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.08%April 2014 Headline CPI: 1.95% Core CPI: 1.83% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.97% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.09%May 2014 Headline CPI: 2.13% Core CPI: 1.96% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.13% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.09%June 2014 Headline CPI: 2.07% Core CPI: 1.93% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.09% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.10%July 2014 Headline CPI: 1.99% Core CPI: 1.86% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.09% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.09%August 2014 Headline CPI: 1.70% Core CPI: 1.72% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.16% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.09%September 2014 Headline CPI: 1.66% Core CPI: 1.73% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.08% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.09%October 2014 Headline CPI: 1.66% Core CPI: 1.81% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.08% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.09%November 2014 Headline CPI: 1.32% Core CPI: 1.70% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.07% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.10%December 2014 Headline CPI: 0.76% Core CPI: 1.61% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.86% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.12%January 2015 Headline CPI: −0.09% Core CPI: 1.65% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.15% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.12%February 2015 Headline CPI: −0.03% Core CPI: 1.70% Private hourly earnings growth: 1.89% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.11%March 2015 Headline CPI: −0.07% Core CPI: 1.75% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.22% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.11%April 2015 Headline CPI: −0.20% Core CPI: 1.81% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.26% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.12%May 2015 Headline CPI: −0.04% Core CPI: 1.72% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.34% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.12%June 2015 Headline CPI: 0.12% Core CPI: 1.76% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.09% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.13%July 2015 Headline CPI: 0.17% Core CPI: 1.80% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.17% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.13%August 2015 Headline CPI: 0.20% Core CPI: 1.83% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.28% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.14%September 2015 Headline CPI: −0.04% Core CPI: 1.89% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.24% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.14%October 2015 Headline CPI: 0.17% Core CPI: 1.91% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.48% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.12%November 2015 Headline CPI: 0.50% Core CPI: 2.02% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.39% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.12%December 2015 Headline CPI: 0.73% Core CPI: 2.10% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.52% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.23%January 2016 Headline CPI: 1.37% Core CPI: 2.21% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.55% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.36%February 2016 Headline CPI: 1.02% Core CPI: 2.33% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.38% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.37%March 2016 Headline CPI: 0.85% Core CPI: 2.19% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.41% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.36%April 2016 Headline CPI: 1.13% Core CPI: 2.15% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.57% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.37%May 2016 Headline CPI: 1.02% Core CPI: 2.24% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.44% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.37%June 2016 Headline CPI: 1.00% Core CPI: 2.24% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.60% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.38%July 2016 Headline CPI: 0.83% Core CPI: 2.19% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.72% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.40%August 2016 Headline CPI: 1.06% Core CPI: 2.32% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.43% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.40%September 2016 Headline CPI: 1.46% Core CPI: 2.21% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.63% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.39%October 2016 Headline CPI: 1.64% Core CPI: 2.14% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.78% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.40%November 2016 Headline CPI: 1.69% Core CPI: 2.11% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.57% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.41%December 2016 Headline CPI: 2.07% Core CPI: 2.20% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.69% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.54%January 2017 Headline CPI: 2.50% Core CPI: 2.27% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.48% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.66%February 2017 Headline CPI: 2.74% Core CPI: 2.22% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.72% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.66%March 2017 Headline CPI: 2.38% Core CPI: 2.00% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.59% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.79%April 2017 Headline CPI: 2.20% Core CPI: 1.88% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.55% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.91%May 2017 Headline CPI: 1.87% Core CPI: 1.73% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.46% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.91%June 2017 Headline CPI: 1.63% Core CPI: 1.70% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.50% Effective Fed funds rate: 1.04%July 2017 Headline CPI: 1.73% Core CPI: 1.69% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.57% Effective Fed funds rate: 1.16%August 2017 Headline CPI: 1.94% Core CPI: 1.68% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.57% Effective Fed funds rate: 1.16%September 2017 Headline CPI: 2.23% Core CPI: 1.69% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.79% Effective Fed funds rate: 1.16%October 2017 Headline CPI: 2.04% Core CPI: 1.77% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.32% Effective Fed funds rate: 1.16%November 2017 Headline CPI: 2.20% Core CPI: 1.71% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.47% Effective Fed funds rate: 1.16%December 2017 Headline CPI: 2.11% Core CPI: 1.78% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.70% Effective Fed funds rate: 1.30%January 2018 Headline CPI: 2.07% Core CPI: 1.82% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.77% Effective Fed funds rate: 1.42%February 2018 Headline CPI: 2.21% Core CPI: 1.85% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.57% Effective Fed funds rate: 1.42%March 2018 Headline CPI: 2.36% Core CPI: 2.12% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.83% Effective Fed funds rate: 1.51%April 2018 Headline CPI: 2.46% Core CPI: 2.14% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.79% Effective Fed funds rate: 1.69%May 2018 Headline CPI: 2.80% Core CPI: 2.24% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.94% Effective Fed funds rate: 1.70%June 2018 Headline CPI: 2.87% Core CPI: 2.26% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.93% Effective Fed funds rate: 1.82%July 2018 Headline CPI: 2.95% Core CPI: 2.35% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.85% Effective Fed funds rate: 1.91%August 2018 Headline CPI: 2.70% Core CPI: 2.20% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.19% Effective Fed funds rate: 1.91%September 2018 Headline CPI: 2.28% Core CPI: 2.17% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.13% Effective Fed funds rate: 1.95%October 2018 Headline CPI: 2.52% Core CPI: 2.14% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.28% Effective Fed funds rate: 2.19%November 2018 Headline CPI: 2.18% Core CPI: 2.21% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.39% Effective Fed funds rate: 2.20%December 2018 Headline CPI: 1.91% Core CPI: 2.18% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.49% Effective Fed funds rate: 2.27%January 2019 Headline CPI: 1.55% Core CPI: 2.15% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.26% Effective Fed funds rate: 2.40%February 2019 Headline CPI: 1.52% Core CPI: 2.08% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.55% Effective Fed funds rate: 2.40%March 2019 Headline CPI: 1.86% Core CPI: 2.04% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.43% Effective Fed funds rate: 2.40%April 2019 Headline CPI: 2.00% Core CPI: 2.06% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.27% Effective Fed funds rate: 2.42%May 2019 Headline CPI: 1.79% Core CPI: 1.99% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.34% Effective Fed funds rate: 2.39%June 2019 Headline CPI: 1.65% Core CPI: 2.13% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.48% Effective Fed funds rate: 2.38%July 2019 Headline CPI: 1.81% Core CPI: 2.21% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.43% Effective Fed funds rate: 2.40%August 2019 Headline CPI: 1.75% Core CPI: 2.39% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.42% Effective Fed funds rate: 2.13%September 2019 Headline CPI: 1.71% Core CPI: 2.36% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.07% Effective Fed funds rate: 2.05%October 2019 Headline CPI: 1.76% Core CPI: 2.31% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.18% Effective Fed funds rate: 1.83%November 2019 Headline CPI: 2.05% Core CPI: 2.32% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.28% Effective Fed funds rate: 1.55%December 2019 Headline CPI: 2.29% Core CPI: 2.26% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.98% Effective Fed funds rate: 1.55%January 2020 Headline CPI: 2.49% Core CPI: 2.26% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.04% Effective Fed funds rate: 1.55%February 2020 Headline CPI: 2.33% Core CPI: 2.36% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.07% Effective Fed funds rate: 1.58%March 2020 Headline CPI: 1.54% Core CPI: 2.09% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.46% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.63%April 2020 Headline CPI: 0.33% Core CPI: 1.43% Private hourly earnings growth: 8.10% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.05%May 2020 Headline CPI: 0.12% Core CPI: 1.22% Private hourly earnings growth: 6.60% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.05%June 2020 Headline CPI: 0.65% Core CPI: 1.19% Private hourly earnings growth: 5.04% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.08%July 2020 Headline CPI: 0.99% Core CPI: 1.57% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.85% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.09%August 2020 Headline CPI: 1.31% Core CPI: 1.74% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.80% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.09%September 2020 Headline CPI: 1.37% Core CPI: 1.71% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.79% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.09%October 2020 Headline CPI: 1.18% Core CPI: 1.61% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.60% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.09%November 2020 Headline CPI: 1.17% Core CPI: 1.65% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.59% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.09%December 2020 Headline CPI: 1.36% Core CPI: 1.62% Private hourly earnings growth: 5.39% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.09%January 2021 Headline CPI: 1.40% Core CPI: 1.41% Private hourly earnings growth: 5.28% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.09%February 2021 Headline CPI: 1.68% Core CPI: 1.28% Private hourly earnings growth: 5.29% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.08%March 2021 Headline CPI: 2.62% Core CPI: 1.65% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.52% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.07%April 2021 Headline CPI: 4.16% Core CPI: 2.96% Private hourly earnings growth: 0.60% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.07%May 2021 Headline CPI: 4.99% Core CPI: 3.80% Private hourly earnings growth: 2.32% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.06%June 2021 Headline CPI: 5.39% Core CPI: 4.47% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.95% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.08%July 2021 Headline CPI: 5.37% Core CPI: 4.27% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.32% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.10%August 2021 Headline CPI: 5.25% Core CPI: 4.00% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.37% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.09%September 2021 Headline CPI: 5.39% Core CPI: 4.03% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.98% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.08%October 2021 Headline CPI: 6.22% Core CPI: 4.56% Private hourly earnings growth: 5.42% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.08%November 2021 Headline CPI: 6.81% Core CPI: 4.93% Private hourly earnings growth: 5.36% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.08%December 2021 Headline CPI: 7.04% Core CPI: 5.45% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.95% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.08%January 2022 Headline CPI: 7.48% Core CPI: 6.02% Private hourly earnings growth: 5.58% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.08%February 2022 Headline CPI: 7.87% Core CPI: 6.41% Private hourly earnings growth: 5.29% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.08%March 2022 Headline CPI: 8.54% Core CPI: 6.47% Private hourly earnings growth: 5.89% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.20%April 2022 Headline CPI: 8.26% Core CPI: 6.16% Private hourly earnings growth: 5.76% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.33%May 2022 Headline CPI: 8.58% Core CPI: 6.02% Private hourly earnings growth: 5.56% Effective Fed funds rate: 0.76%June 2022 Headline CPI: 9.06% Core CPI: 5.92% Private hourly earnings growth: 5.40% Effective Fed funds rate: 1.19%July 2022 Headline CPI: 8.52% Core CPI: 5.91% Private hourly earnings growth: 5.48% Effective Fed funds rate: 1.65%August 2022 Headline CPI: 8.26% Core CPI: 6.32% Private hourly earnings growth: 5.39% Effective Fed funds rate: 2.33%September 2022 Headline CPI: 8.20% Core CPI: 6.63% Private hourly earnings growth: 5.13% Effective Fed funds rate: 2.58%October 2022 Headline CPI: 7.75% Core CPI: 6.28% Private hourly earnings growth: 5.01% Effective Fed funds rate: 3.08%November 2022 Headline CPI: 7.11% Core CPI: 5.96% Private hourly earnings growth: 5.09% Effective Fed funds rate: 3.76%December 2022 Headline CPI: 6.45% Core CPI: 5.71% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.94% Effective Fed funds rate: 4.09%January 2023 Headline CPI: 6.41% Core CPI: 5.58% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.49% Effective Fed funds rate: 4.33%February 2023 Headline CPI: 6.04% Core CPI: 5.54% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.77% Effective Fed funds rate: 4.57%March 2023 Headline CPI: 4.98% Core CPI: 5.59% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.62% Effective Fed funds rate: 4.65%April 2023 Headline CPI: 4.93% Core CPI: 5.52% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.60% Effective Fed funds rate: 4.83%May 2023 Headline CPI: 4.05% Core CPI: 5.33% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.36% Effective Fed funds rate: 5.05%June 2023 Headline CPI: 2.97% Core CPI: 4.83% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.66% Effective Fed funds rate: 5.08%July 2023 Headline CPI: 3.18% Core CPI: 4.65% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.67% Effective Fed funds rate: 5.12%August 2023 Headline CPI: 3.67% Core CPI: 4.35% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.47% Effective Fed funds rate: 5.33%September 2023 Headline CPI: 3.70% Core CPI: 4.15% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.42% Effective Fed funds rate: 5.33%October 2023 Headline CPI: 3.24% Core CPI: 4.03% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.22% Effective Fed funds rate: 5.33%November 2023 Headline CPI: 3.14% Core CPI: 4.01% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.11% Effective Fed funds rate: 5.33%December 2023 Headline CPI: 3.35% Core CPI: 3.93% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.10% Effective Fed funds rate: 5.33%January 2024 Headline CPI: 3.09% Core CPI: 3.86% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.39% Effective Fed funds rate: 5.33%February 2024 Headline CPI: 3.15% Core CPI: 3.75% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.13% Effective Fed funds rate: 5.33%March 2024 Headline CPI: 3.48% Core CPI: 3.80% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.15% Effective Fed funds rate: 5.33%April 2024 Headline CPI: 3.36% Core CPI: 3.61% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.98% Effective Fed funds rate: 5.33%May 2024 Headline CPI: 3.27% Core CPI: 3.42% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.15% Effective Fed funds rate: 5.33%June 2024 Headline CPI: 2.97% Core CPI: 3.27% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.92% Effective Fed funds rate: 5.33%July 2024 Headline CPI: 2.89% Core CPI: 3.17% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.63% Effective Fed funds rate: 5.33%August 2024 Headline CPI: 2.53% Core CPI: 3.20% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.92% Effective Fed funds rate: 5.33%September 2024 Headline CPI: 2.44% Core CPI: 3.31% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.91% Effective Fed funds rate: 5.13%October 2024 Headline CPI: 2.60% Core CPI: 3.33% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.05% Effective Fed funds rate: 4.83%November 2024 Headline CPI: 2.75% Core CPI: 3.32% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.18% Effective Fed funds rate: 4.65%December 2024 Headline CPI: 2.89% Core CPI: 3.24% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.08% Effective Fed funds rate: 4.48%January 2025 Headline CPI: 3.00% Core CPI: 3.26% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.97% Effective Fed funds rate: 4.33%February 2025 Headline CPI: 2.82% Core CPI: 3.12% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.11% Effective Fed funds rate: 4.33%March 2025 Headline CPI: 2.39% Core CPI: 2.79% Private hourly earnings growth: 4.21% Effective Fed funds rate: 4.33%April 2025 Headline CPI: 2.31% Core CPI: 2.78% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.91% Effective Fed funds rate: 4.33%May 2025 Headline CPI: 2.35% Core CPI: 2.79% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.98% Effective Fed funds rate: 4.33%June 2025 Headline CPI: 2.67% Core CPI: 2.93% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.86% Effective Fed funds rate: 4.33%July 2025 Headline CPI: 2.70% Core CPI: 3.06% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.96% Effective Fed funds rate: 4.33%August 2025 Headline CPI: 2.92% Core CPI: 3.11% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.98% Effective Fed funds rate: 4.33%September 2025 Headline CPI: 3.01% Core CPI: 3.02% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.85% Effective Fed funds rate: 4.23%October 2025 Headline CPI: not published Core CPI: not published Private hourly earnings growth: 3.92% Effective Fed funds rate: 4.08%November 2025 Headline CPI: 2.74% Core CPI: 2.63% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.93% Effective Fed funds rate: 3.88%December 2025 Headline CPI: 2.68% Core CPI: 2.64% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.73% Effective Fed funds rate: 3.73%January 2026 Headline CPI: 2.39% Core CPI: 2.50% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.66% Effective Fed funds rate: 3.64%February 2026 Headline CPI: 2.41% Core CPI: 2.46% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.70% Effective Fed funds rate: 3.64%March 2026 Headline CPI: 3.26% Core CPI: 2.60% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.43% Effective Fed funds rate: 3.64%April 2026 Headline CPI: 3.81% Core CPI: 2.75% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.57% Effective Fed funds rate: 3.64%May 2026 Headline CPI: 4.25% Core CPI: 2.85% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.34% Effective Fed funds rate: 3.63%June 2026 Headline CPI: 3.53% Core CPI: 2.59% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.38% Effective Fed funds rate: 3.63%July 2026 Headline CPI: 3.36% Core CPI: 2.48% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.21% Effective Fed funds rate: 3.63%August 2026 Headline CPI: 3.40% Core CPI: 2.45% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.11% Effective Fed funds rate: 3.63%September 2026 Headline CPI: 3.74% Core CPI: 2.56% Private hourly earnings growth: 3.02% Effective Fed funds rate: 3.75%

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January 2010 Job openings: 2,837.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,880.00 thousandFebruary 2010 Job openings: 2,666.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,825.00 thousandMarch 2010 Job openings: 2,679.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,924.00 thousandApril 2010 Job openings: 3,153.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,749.00 thousandMay 2010 Job openings: 2,988.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,762.00 thousandJune 2010 Job openings: 2,801.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 2,075.00 thousandJuly 2010 Job openings: 3,082.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 2,166.00 thousandAugust 2010 Job openings: 2,999.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,890.00 thousandSeptember 2010 Job openings: 2,918.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,832.00 thousandOctober 2010 Job openings: 3,235.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,745.00 thousandNovember 2010 Job openings: 3,211.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,849.00 thousandDecember 2010 Job openings: 3,058.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,854.00 thousandJanuary 2011 Job openings: 3,104.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,827.00 thousandFebruary 2011 Job openings: 3,226.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,755.00 thousandMarch 2011 Job openings: 3,261.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,794.00 thousandApril 2011 Job openings: 3,259.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,792.00 thousandMay 2011 Job openings: 3,179.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,904.00 thousandJune 2011 Job openings: 3,455.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,942.00 thousandJuly 2011 Job openings: 3,623.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,845.00 thousandAugust 2011 Job openings: 3,329.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,845.00 thousandSeptember 2011 Job openings: 3,774.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,872.00 thousandOctober 2011 Job openings: 3,619.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,794.00 thousandNovember 2011 Job openings: 3,565.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,912.00 thousandDecember 2011 Job openings: 3,768.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,801.00 thousandJanuary 2012 Job openings: 3,909.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,797.00 thousandFebruary 2012 Job openings: 3,616.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,903.00 thousandMarch 2012 Job openings: 3,979.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,784.00 thousandApril 2012 Job openings: 3,793.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,880.00 thousandMay 2012 Job openings: 3,835.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,969.00 thousandJune 2012 Job openings: 3,911.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,892.00 thousandJuly 2012 Job openings: 3,735.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,722.00 thousandAugust 2012 Job openings: 3,809.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,894.00 thousandSeptember 2012 Job openings: 3,882.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,805.00 thousandOctober 2012 Job openings: 3,775.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,891.00 thousandNovember 2012 Job openings: 3,878.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,921.00 thousandDecember 2012 Job openings: 3,970.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,700.00 thousandJanuary 2013 Job openings: 3,923.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,678.00 thousandFebruary 2013 Job openings: 4,004.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,664.00 thousandMarch 2013 Job openings: 4,076.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,787.00 thousandApril 2013 Job openings: 3,988.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,793.00 thousandMay 2013 Job openings: 4,145.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,836.00 thousandJune 2013 Job openings: 4,150.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,761.00 thousandJuly 2013 Job openings: 3,885.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,713.00 thousandAugust 2013 Job openings: 4,085.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,816.00 thousandSeptember 2013 Job openings: 4,128.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,892.00 thousandOctober 2013 Job openings: 4,222.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,675.00 thousandNovember 2013 Job openings: 4,119.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,630.00 thousandDecember 2013 Job openings: 4,121.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,770.00 thousandJanuary 2014 Job openings: 4,127.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,806.00 thousandFebruary 2014 Job openings: 4,373.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,767.00 thousandMarch 2014 Job openings: 4,388.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,703.00 thousandApril 2014 Job openings: 4,566.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,764.00 thousandMay 2014 Job openings: 4,747.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,710.00 thousandJune 2014 Job openings: 4,982.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,761.00 thousandJuly 2014 Job openings: 4,846.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,781.00 thousandAugust 2014 Job openings: 5,349.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,699.00 thousandSeptember 2014 Job openings: 4,914.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,718.00 thousandOctober 2014 Job openings: 5,012.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,835.00 thousandNovember 2014 Job openings: 4,843.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,726.00 thousandDecember 2014 Job openings: 5,130.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,857.00 thousandJanuary 2015 Job openings: 5,344.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,789.00 thousandFebruary 2015 Job openings: 5,466.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,757.00 thousandMarch 2015 Job openings: 5,210.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,973.00 thousandApril 2015 Job openings: 5,598.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,856.00 thousandMay 2015 Job openings: 5,563.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,711.00 thousandJune 2015 Job openings: 5,248.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,821.00 thousandJuly 2015 Job openings: 6,056.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,703.00 thousandAugust 2015 Job openings: 5,467.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,773.00 thousandSeptember 2015 Job openings: 5,488.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,964.00 thousandOctober 2015 Job openings: 5,773.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,845.00 thousandNovember 2015 Job openings: 5,708.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,779.00 thousandDecember 2015 Job openings: 5,845.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,803.00 thousandJanuary 2016 Job openings: 6,012.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,805.00 thousandFebruary 2016 Job openings: 5,770.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,894.00 thousandMarch 2016 Job openings: 6,129.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,850.00 thousandApril 2016 Job openings: 5,803.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,771.00 thousandMay 2016 Job openings: 5,777.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,825.00 thousandJune 2016 Job openings: 5,742.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,750.00 thousandJuly 2016 Job openings: 5,962.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,759.00 thousandAugust 2016 Job openings: 5,677.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,860.00 thousandSeptember 2016 Job openings: 5,868.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,588.00 thousandOctober 2016 Job openings: 5,591.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,664.00 thousandNovember 2016 Job openings: 5,971.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,751.00 thousandDecember 2016 Job openings: 5,964.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,708.00 thousandJanuary 2017 Job openings: 5,617.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,745.00 thousandFebruary 2017 Job openings: 5,923.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,711.00 thousandMarch 2017 Job openings: 5,811.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,762.00 thousandApril 2017 Job openings: 6,091.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,710.00 thousandMay 2017 Job openings: 5,826.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,794.00 thousandJune 2017 Job openings: 6,305.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,970.00 thousandJuly 2017 Job openings: 6,238.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,910.00 thousandAugust 2017 Job openings: 6,276.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,868.00 thousandSeptember 2017 Job openings: 6,320.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,787.00 thousandOctober 2017 Job openings: 6,408.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,837.00 thousandNovember 2017 Job openings: 6,271.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,747.00 thousandDecember 2017 Job openings: 6,336.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,732.00 thousandJanuary 2018 Job openings: 6,621.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,932.00 thousandFebruary 2018 Job openings: 6,552.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,771.00 thousandMarch 2018 Job openings: 6,818.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,795.00 thousandApril 2018 Job openings: 6,877.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,727.00 thousandMay 2018 Job openings: 7,016.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,775.00 thousandJune 2018 Job openings: 7,230.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,822.00 thousandJuly 2018 Job openings: 7,190.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,806.00 thousandAugust 2018 Job openings: 7,208.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,803.00 thousandSeptember 2018 Job openings: 7,411.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,764.00 thousandOctober 2018 Job openings: 7,304.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,813.00 thousandNovember 2018 Job openings: 7,594.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,938.00 thousandDecember 2018 Job openings: 7,489.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,839.00 thousandJanuary 2019 Job openings: 7,502.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,705.00 thousandFebruary 2019 Job openings: 7,066.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,763.00 thousandMarch 2019 Job openings: 7,317.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,690.00 thousandApril 2019 Job openings: 7,272.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,963.00 thousandMay 2019 Job openings: 7,275.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,775.00 thousandJune 2019 Job openings: 7,194.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,780.00 thousandJuly 2019 Job openings: 7,042.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,833.00 thousandAugust 2019 Job openings: 7,178.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,808.00 thousandSeptember 2019 Job openings: 7,124.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,970.00 thousandOctober 2019 Job openings: 7,289.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,819.00 thousandNovember 2019 Job openings: 6,888.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,782.00 thousandDecember 2019 Job openings: 6,699.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,931.00 thousandJanuary 2020 Job openings: 7,124.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,808.00 thousandFebruary 2020 Job openings: 6,966.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,954.00 thousandMarch 2020 Job openings: 5,894.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 12,985.00 thousandApril 2020 Job openings: 4,606.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 9,170.00 thousandMay 2020 Job openings: 5,612.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 2,139.00 thousandJune 2020 Job openings: 6,129.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 2,245.00 thousandJuly 2020 Job openings: 6,530.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,827.00 thousandAugust 2020 Job openings: 6,429.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,560.00 thousandSeptember 2020 Job openings: 6,511.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,567.00 thousandOctober 2020 Job openings: 6,798.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,697.00 thousandNovember 2020 Job openings: 6,820.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 2,097.00 thousandDecember 2020 Job openings: 6,773.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,906.00 thousandJanuary 2021 Job openings: 7,162.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,567.00 thousandFebruary 2021 Job openings: 7,827.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,628.00 thousandMarch 2021 Job openings: 8,499.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,500.00 thousandApril 2021 Job openings: 9,346.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,402.00 thousandMay 2021 Job openings: 9,954.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,351.00 thousandJune 2021 Job openings: 10,319.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,335.00 thousandJuly 2021 Job openings: 10,983.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,410.00 thousandAugust 2021 Job openings: 10,872.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,332.00 thousandSeptember 2021 Job openings: 10,834.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,411.00 thousandOctober 2021 Job openings: 11,238.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,313.00 thousandNovember 2021 Job openings: 11,199.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,348.00 thousandDecember 2021 Job openings: 11,520.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,403.00 thousandJanuary 2022 Job openings: 11,210.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,423.00 thousandFebruary 2022 Job openings: 11,698.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,401.00 thousandMarch 2022 Job openings: 12,301.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,377.00 thousandApril 2022 Job openings: 11,861.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,312.00 thousandMay 2022 Job openings: 11,535.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,500.00 thousandJune 2022 Job openings: 11,283.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,528.00 thousandJuly 2022 Job openings: 11,576.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,462.00 thousandAugust 2022 Job openings: 10,092.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,606.00 thousandSeptember 2022 Job openings: 10,800.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,445.00 thousandOctober 2022 Job openings: 10,447.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,553.00 thousandNovember 2022 Job openings: 10,632.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,472.00 thousandDecember 2022 Job openings: 10,902.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,535.00 thousandJanuary 2023 Job openings: 10,318.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,767.00 thousandFebruary 2023 Job openings: 9,857.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,535.00 thousandMarch 2023 Job openings: 9,655.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,903.00 thousandApril 2023 Job openings: 9,966.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,654.00 thousandMay 2023 Job openings: 9,368.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,540.00 thousandJune 2023 Job openings: 9,180.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,658.00 thousandJuly 2023 Job openings: 8,657.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,677.00 thousandAugust 2023 Job openings: 9,254.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,675.00 thousandSeptember 2023 Job openings: 9,259.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,531.00 thousandOctober 2023 Job openings: 8,580.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,623.00 thousandNovember 2023 Job openings: 8,602.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,554.00 thousandDecember 2023 Job openings: 8,520.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,685.00 thousandJanuary 2024 Job openings: 8,378.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,641.00 thousandFebruary 2024 Job openings: 8,440.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,692.00 thousandMarch 2024 Job openings: 8,206.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,647.00 thousandApril 2024 Job openings: 7,529.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,548.00 thousandMay 2024 Job openings: 7,782.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,747.00 thousandJune 2024 Job openings: 7,416.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,497.00 thousandJuly 2024 Job openings: 7,426.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,711.00 thousandAugust 2024 Job openings: 7,520.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,683.00 thousandSeptember 2024 Job openings: 6,943.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,780.00 thousandOctober 2024 Job openings: 7,379.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,650.00 thousandNovember 2024 Job openings: 7,566.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,831.00 thousandDecember 2024 Job openings: 7,295.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,689.00 thousandJanuary 2025 Job openings: 7,431.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,738.00 thousandFebruary 2025 Job openings: 7,242.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,867.00 thousandMarch 2025 Job openings: 6,952.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,595.00 thousandApril 2025 Job openings: 7,098.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,818.00 thousandMay 2025 Job openings: 7,310.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,671.00 thousandJune 2025 Job openings: 7,204.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,843.00 thousandJuly 2025 Job openings: 7,089.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,772.00 thousandAugust 2025 Job openings: 6,919.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,832.00 thousandSeptember 2025 Job openings: 7,169.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,816.00 thousandOctober 2025 Job openings: 7,170.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,891.00 thousandNovember 2025 Job openings: 6,846.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,660.00 thousandDecember 2025 Job openings: 6,550.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,666.00 thousandJanuary 2026 Job openings: 7,240.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,660.00 thousandFebruary 2026 Job openings: 6,922.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,714.00 thousandMarch 2026 Job openings: 6,887.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,884.00 thousandApril 2026 Job openings: 7,585.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,667.00 thousandMay 2026 Job openings: 7,537.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,761.00 thousandJune 2026 Job openings: 7,182.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,785.00 thousandJuly 2026 Job openings: 7,335.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,702.00 thousandAugust 2026 Job openings: 7,079.00 thousand Layoffs and discharges: 1,641.00 thousand

Source: BLS via FRED Jan 2010 – Aug 2026Monthlythousand people or jobsLoaded 14 Oct 2026

Monthly change in payrolls

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January 2010 Payroll change: −6.00 thousandFebruary 2010 Payroll change: −96.00 thousandMarch 2010 Payroll change: 160.00 thousandApril 2010 Payroll change: 254.00 thousandMay 2010 Payroll change: 522.00 thousandJune 2010 Payroll change: −132.00 thousandJuly 2010 Payroll change: −95.00 thousandAugust 2010 Payroll change: 0.00 thousandSeptember 2010 Payroll change: −74.00 thousandOctober 2010 Payroll change: 279.00 thousandNovember 2010 Payroll change: 129.00 thousandDecember 2010 Payroll change: 81.00 thousandJanuary 2011 Payroll change: 7.00 thousandFebruary 2011 Payroll change: 220.00 thousandMarch 2011 Payroll change: 226.00 thousandApril 2011 Payroll change: 314.00 thousandMay 2011 Payroll change: 106.00 thousandJune 2011 Payroll change: 228.00 thousandJuly 2011 Payroll change: 61.00 thousandAugust 2011 Payroll change: 133.00 thousandSeptember 2011 Payroll change: 219.00 thousandOctober 2011 Payroll change: 209.00 thousandNovember 2011 Payroll change: 137.00 thousandDecember 2011 Payroll change: 198.00 thousandJanuary 2012 Payroll change: 358.00 thousandFebruary 2012 Payroll change: 263.00 thousandMarch 2012 Payroll change: 239.00 thousandApril 2012 Payroll change: 77.00 thousandMay 2012 Payroll change: 107.00 thousandJune 2012 Payroll change: 81.00 thousandJuly 2012 Payroll change: 144.00 thousandAugust 2012 Payroll change: 182.00 thousandSeptember 2012 Payroll change: 178.00 thousandOctober 2012 Payroll change: 152.00 thousandNovember 2012 Payroll change: 156.00 thousandDecember 2012 Payroll change: 249.00 thousandJanuary 2013 Payroll change: 183.00 thousandFebruary 2013 Payroll change: 289.00 thousandMarch 2013 Payroll change: 143.00 thousandApril 2013 Payroll change: 184.00 thousandMay 2013 Payroll change: 223.00 thousandJune 2013 Payroll change: 183.00 thousandJuly 2013 Payroll change: 112.00 thousandAugust 2013 Payroll change: 255.00 thousandSeptember 2013 Payroll change: 175.00 thousandOctober 2013 Payroll change: 220.00 thousandNovember 2013 Payroll change: 276.00 thousandDecember 2013 Payroll change: 55.00 thousandJanuary 2014 Payroll change: 189.00 thousandFebruary 2014 Payroll change: 151.00 thousandMarch 2014 Payroll change: 273.00 thousandApril 2014 Payroll change: 313.00 thousandMay 2014 Payroll change: 215.00 thousandJune 2014 Payroll change: 336.00 thousandJuly 2014 Payroll change: 223.00 thousandAugust 2014 Payroll change: 197.00 thousandSeptember 2014 Payroll change: 294.00 thousandOctober 2014 Payroll change: 235.00 thousandNovember 2014 Payroll change: 291.00 thousandDecember 2014 Payroll change: 275.00 thousandJanuary 2015 Payroll change: 204.00 thousandFebruary 2015 Payroll change: 259.00 thousandMarch 2015 Payroll change: 96.00 thousandApril 2015 Payroll change: 273.00 thousandMay 2015 Payroll change: 342.00 thousandJune 2015 Payroll change: 171.00 thousandJuly 2015 Payroll change: 282.00 thousandAugust 2015 Payroll change: 134.00 thousandSeptember 2015 Payroll change: 150.00 thousandOctober 2015 Payroll change: 304.00 thousandNovember 2015 Payroll change: 229.00 thousandDecember 2015 Payroll change: 269.00 thousandJanuary 2016 Payroll change: 133.00 thousandFebruary 2016 Payroll change: 196.00 thousandMarch 2016 Payroll change: 256.00 thousandApril 2016 Payroll change: 192.00 thousandMay 2016 Payroll change: 46.00 thousandJune 2016 Payroll change: 247.00 thousandJuly 2016 Payroll change: 373.00 thousandAugust 2016 Payroll change: 141.00 thousandSeptember 2016 Payroll change: 306.00 thousandOctober 2016 Payroll change: 98.00 thousandNovember 2016 Payroll change: 118.00 thousandDecember 2016 Payroll change: 225.00 thousandJanuary 2017 Payroll change: 220.00 thousandFebruary 2017 Payroll change: 218.00 thousandMarch 2017 Payroll change: 124.00 thousandApril 2017 Payroll change: 205.00 thousandMay 2017 Payroll change: 205.00 thousandJune 2017 Payroll change: 203.00 thousandJuly 2017 Payroll change: 189.00 thousandAugust 2017 Payroll change: 147.00 thousandSeptember 2017 Payroll change: 89.00 thousandOctober 2017 Payroll change: 141.00 thousandNovember 2017 Payroll change: 223.00 thousandDecember 2017 Payroll change: 151.00 thousandJanuary 2018 Payroll change: 137.00 thousandFebruary 2018 Payroll change: 394.00 thousandMarch 2018 Payroll change: 226.00 thousandApril 2018 Payroll change: 140.00 thousandMay 2018 Payroll change: 322.00 thousandJune 2018 Payroll change: 218.00 thousandJuly 2018 Payroll change: 60.00 thousandAugust 2018 Payroll change: 257.00 thousandSeptember 2018 Payroll change: 81.00 thousandOctober 2018 Payroll change: 169.00 thousandNovember 2018 Payroll change: 90.00 thousandDecember 2018 Payroll change: 192.00 thousandJanuary 2019 Payroll change: 251.00 thousandFebruary 2019 Payroll change: 7.00 thousandMarch 2019 Payroll change: 228.00 thousandApril 2019 Payroll change: 296.00 thousandMay 2019 Payroll change: 27.00 thousandJune 2019 Payroll change: 220.00 thousandJuly 2019 Payroll change: 99.00 thousandAugust 2019 Payroll change: 232.00 thousandSeptember 2019 Payroll change: 196.00 thousandOctober 2019 Payroll change: 95.00 thousandNovember 2019 Payroll change: 207.00 thousandDecember 2019 Payroll change: 127.00 thousandJanuary 2020 Payroll change: 237.00 thousandFebruary 2020 Payroll change: 262.00 thousandMarch 2020 Payroll change: −1,398.00 thousandApril 2020 Payroll change: −20,469.00 thousandMay 2020 Payroll change: 2,614.00 thousandJune 2020 Payroll change: 4,631.00 thousandJuly 2020 Payroll change: 1,584.00 thousandAugust 2020 Payroll change: 1,566.00 thousandSeptember 2020 Payroll change: 949.00 thousandOctober 2020 Payroll change: 690.00 thousandNovember 2020 Payroll change: 273.00 thousandDecember 2020 Payroll change: −185.00 thousandJanuary 2021 Payroll change: 315.00 thousandFebruary 2021 Payroll change: 517.00 thousandMarch 2021 Payroll change: 852.00 thousandApril 2021 Payroll change: 355.00 thousandMay 2021 Payroll change: 478.00 thousandJune 2021 Payroll change: 755.00 thousandJuly 2021 Payroll change: 942.00 thousandAugust 2021 Payroll change: 552.00 thousandSeptember 2021 Payroll change: 457.00 thousandOctober 2021 Payroll change: 801.00 thousandNovember 2021 Payroll change: 658.00 thousandDecember 2021 Payroll change: 586.00 thousandJanuary 2022 Payroll change: 190.00 thousandFebruary 2022 Payroll change: 819.00 thousandMarch 2022 Payroll change: 490.00 thousandApril 2022 Payroll change: 308.00 thousandMay 2022 Payroll change: 301.00 thousandJune 2022 Payroll change: 434.00 thousandJuly 2022 Payroll change: 714.00 thousandAugust 2022 Payroll change: 290.00 thousandSeptember 2022 Payroll change: 220.00 thousandOctober 2022 Payroll change: 357.00 thousandNovember 2022 Payroll change: 303.00 thousandDecember 2022 Payroll change: 100.00 thousandJanuary 2023 Payroll change: 434.00 thousandFebruary 2023 Payroll change: 290.00 thousandMarch 2023 Payroll change: 68.00 thousandApril 2023 Payroll change: 241.00 thousandMay 2023 Payroll change: 280.00 thousandJune 2023 Payroll change: 225.00 thousandJuly 2023 Payroll change: 163.00 thousandAugust 2023 Payroll change: 218.00 thousandSeptember 2023 Payroll change: 156.00 thousandOctober 2023 Payroll change: 159.00 thousandNovember 2023 Payroll change: 127.00 thousandDecember 2023 Payroll change: 154.00 thousandJanuary 2024 Payroll change: 175.00 thousandFebruary 2024 Payroll change: 206.00 thousandMarch 2024 Payroll change: 228.00 thousandApril 2024 Payroll change: 64.00 thousandMay 2024 Payroll change: 78.00 thousandJune 2024 Payroll change: 87.00 thousandJuly 2024 Payroll change: 53.00 thousandAugust 2024 Payroll change: 9.00 thousandSeptember 2024 Payroll change: 155.00 thousandOctober 2024 Payroll change: 33.00 thousandNovember 2024 Payroll change: 134.00 thousandDecember 2024 Payroll change: 237.00 thousandJanuary 2025 Payroll change: −48.00 thousandFebruary 2025 Payroll change: 42.00 thousandMarch 2025 Payroll change: 67.00 thousandApril 2025 Payroll change: 108.00 thousandMay 2025 Payroll change: 13.00 thousandJune 2025 Payroll change: −20.00 thousandJuly 2025 Payroll change: 64.00 thousandAugust 2025 Payroll change: −70.00 thousandSeptember 2025 Payroll change: 76.00 thousandOctober 2025 Payroll change: −140.00 thousandNovember 2025 Payroll change: 41.00 thousandDecember 2025 Payroll change: −17.00 thousandJanuary 2026 Payroll change: 160.00 thousandFebruary 2026 Payroll change: −156.00 thousandMarch 2026 Payroll change: 214.00 thousandApril 2026 Payroll change: 148.00 thousandMay 2026 Payroll change: 63.00 thousandJune 2026 Payroll change: 31.00 thousandJuly 2026 Payroll change: −10.00 thousandAugust 2026 Payroll change: 133.00 thousandSeptember 2026 Payroll change: 29.00 thousand

Source: BLS via FRED Jan 2010 – Sep 2026Monthlythousand people or jobsLoaded 14 Oct 2026

WTI spot oil

Lines

US$ per barrel

January 2010 WTI spot: US$78.33 per barrelFebruary 2010 WTI spot: US$76.39 per barrelMarch 2010 WTI spot: US$81.20 per barrelApril 2010 WTI spot: US$84.29 per barrelMay 2010 WTI spot: US$73.74 per barrelJune 2010 WTI spot: US$75.34 per barrelJuly 2010 WTI spot: US$76.32 per barrelAugust 2010 WTI spot: US$76.60 per barrelSeptember 2010 WTI spot: US$75.24 per barrelOctober 2010 WTI spot: US$81.89 per barrelNovember 2010 WTI spot: US$84.25 per barrelDecember 2010 WTI spot: US$89.15 per barrelJanuary 2011 WTI spot: US$89.17 per barrelFebruary 2011 WTI spot: US$88.58 per barrelMarch 2011 WTI spot: US$102.83 per barrelApril 2011 WTI spot: US$109.37 per barrelMay 2011 WTI spot: US$102.57 per barrelJune 2011 WTI spot: US$96.72 per barrelJuly 2011 WTI spot: US$97.31 per barrelAugust 2011 WTI spot: US$86.33 per barrelSeptember 2011 WTI spot: US$85.52 per barrelOctober 2011 WTI spot: US$86.32 per barrelNovember 2011 WTI spot: US$97.16 per barrelDecember 2011 WTI spot: US$98.56 per barrelJanuary 2012 WTI spot: US$100.27 per barrelFebruary 2012 WTI spot: US$102.20 per barrelMarch 2012 WTI spot: US$106.16 per barrelApril 2012 WTI spot: US$103.32 per barrelMay 2012 WTI spot: US$94.65 per barrelJune 2012 WTI spot: US$82.30 per barrelJuly 2012 WTI spot: US$87.90 per barrelAugust 2012 WTI spot: US$94.13 per barrelSeptember 2012 WTI spot: US$94.51 per barrelOctober 2012 WTI spot: US$89.49 per barrelNovember 2012 WTI spot: US$86.53 per barrelDecember 2012 WTI spot: US$87.86 per barrelJanuary 2013 WTI spot: US$94.76 per barrelFebruary 2013 WTI spot: US$95.31 per barrelMarch 2013 WTI spot: US$92.94 per barrelApril 2013 WTI spot: US$92.02 per barrelMay 2013 WTI spot: US$94.47 per barrelJune 2013 WTI spot: US$95.77 per barrelJuly 2013 WTI spot: US$104.67 per barrelAugust 2013 WTI spot: US$106.57 per barrelSeptember 2013 WTI spot: US$106.29 per barrelOctober 2013 WTI spot: US$100.54 per barrelNovember 2013 WTI spot: US$93.86 per barrelDecember 2013 WTI spot: US$97.59 per barrelJanuary 2014 WTI spot: US$94.62 per barrelFebruary 2014 WTI spot: US$100.82 per barrelMarch 2014 WTI spot: US$100.80 per barrelApril 2014 WTI spot: US$102.07 per barrelMay 2014 WTI spot: US$102.18 per barrelJune 2014 WTI spot: US$105.79 per barrelJuly 2014 WTI spot: US$103.59 per barrelAugust 2014 WTI spot: US$96.54 per barrelSeptember 2014 WTI spot: US$93.21 per barrelOctober 2014 WTI spot: US$84.67 per barrelNovember 2014 WTI spot: US$75.79 per barrelDecember 2014 WTI spot: US$59.07 per barrelJanuary 2015 WTI spot: US$47.92 per barrelFebruary 2015 WTI spot: US$50.79 per barrelMarch 2015 WTI spot: US$47.82 per barrelApril 2015 WTI spot: US$54.45 per barrelMay 2015 WTI spot: US$59.27 per barrelJune 2015 WTI spot: US$59.82 per barrelJuly 2015 WTI spot: US$50.90 per barrelAugust 2015 WTI spot: US$42.87 per barrelSeptember 2015 WTI spot: US$45.48 per barrelOctober 2015 WTI spot: US$46.22 per barrelNovember 2015 WTI spot: US$42.44 per barrelDecember 2015 WTI spot: US$37.19 per barrelJanuary 2016 WTI spot: US$31.68 per barrelFebruary 2016 WTI spot: US$30.32 per barrelMarch 2016 WTI spot: US$37.55 per barrelApril 2016 WTI spot: US$40.76 per barrelMay 2016 WTI spot: US$46.71 per barrelJune 2016 WTI spot: US$48.76 per barrelJuly 2016 WTI spot: US$44.65 per barrelAugust 2016 WTI spot: US$44.72 per barrelSeptember 2016 WTI spot: US$45.18 per barrelOctober 2016 WTI spot: US$49.78 per barrelNovember 2016 WTI spot: US$45.66 per barrelDecember 2016 WTI spot: US$51.97 per barrelJanuary 2017 WTI spot: US$52.50 per barrelFebruary 2017 WTI spot: US$53.47 per barrelMarch 2017 WTI spot: US$49.33 per barrelApril 2017 WTI spot: US$51.06 per barrelMay 2017 WTI spot: US$48.48 per barrelJune 2017 WTI spot: US$45.18 per barrelJuly 2017 WTI spot: US$46.63 per barrelAugust 2017 WTI spot: US$48.04 per barrelSeptember 2017 WTI spot: US$49.82 per barrelOctober 2017 WTI spot: US$51.58 per barrelNovember 2017 WTI spot: US$56.64 per barrelDecember 2017 WTI spot: US$57.88 per barrelJanuary 2018 WTI spot: US$63.70 per barrelFebruary 2018 WTI spot: US$62.23 per barrelMarch 2018 WTI spot: US$62.72 per barrelApril 2018 WTI spot: US$66.25 per barrelMay 2018 WTI spot: US$69.98 per barrelJune 2018 WTI spot: US$67.87 per barrelJuly 2018 WTI spot: US$70.98 per barrelAugust 2018 WTI spot: US$68.06 per barrelSeptember 2018 WTI spot: US$70.23 per barrelOctober 2018 WTI spot: US$70.75 per barrelNovember 2018 WTI spot: US$56.96 per barrelDecember 2018 WTI spot: US$49.52 per barrelJanuary 2019 WTI spot: US$51.38 per barrelFebruary 2019 WTI spot: US$54.95 per barrelMarch 2019 WTI spot: US$58.15 per barrelApril 2019 WTI spot: US$63.86 per barrelMay 2019 WTI spot: US$60.83 per barrelJune 2019 WTI spot: US$54.66 per barrelJuly 2019 WTI spot: US$57.36 per barrelAugust 2019 WTI spot: US$54.81 per barrelSeptember 2019 WTI spot: US$56.95 per barrelOctober 2019 WTI spot: US$53.96 per barrelNovember 2019 WTI spot: US$57.05 per barrelDecember 2019 WTI spot: US$59.82 per barrelJanuary 2020 WTI spot: US$57.52 per barrelFebruary 2020 WTI spot: US$50.54 per barrelMarch 2020 WTI spot: US$29.21 per barrelApril 2020 WTI spot: US$16.55 per barrelMay 2020 WTI spot: US$28.56 per barrelJune 2020 WTI spot: US$38.31 per barrelJuly 2020 WTI spot: US$40.71 per barrelAugust 2020 WTI spot: US$42.34 per barrelSeptember 2020 WTI spot: US$39.63 per barrelOctober 2020 WTI spot: US$39.40 per barrelNovember 2020 WTI spot: US$40.94 per barrelDecember 2020 WTI spot: US$47.03 per barrelJanuary 2021 WTI spot: US$52.01 per barrelFebruary 2021 WTI spot: US$59.05 per barrelMarch 2021 WTI spot: US$62.33 per barrelApril 2021 WTI spot: US$61.72 per barrelMay 2021 WTI spot: US$65.17 per barrelJune 2021 WTI spot: US$71.38 per barrelJuly 2021 WTI spot: US$72.49 per barrelAugust 2021 WTI spot: US$67.73 per barrelSeptember 2021 WTI spot: US$71.65 per barrelOctober 2021 WTI spot: US$81.48 per barrelNovember 2021 WTI spot: US$79.15 per barrelDecember 2021 WTI spot: US$71.71 per barrelJanuary 2022 WTI spot: US$83.22 per barrelFebruary 2022 WTI spot: US$91.64 per barrelMarch 2022 WTI spot: US$108.50 per barrelApril 2022 WTI spot: US$101.78 per barrelMay 2022 WTI spot: US$109.55 per barrelJune 2022 WTI spot: US$114.84 per barrelJuly 2022 WTI spot: US$101.62 per barrelAugust 2022 WTI spot: US$93.67 per barrelSeptember 2022 WTI spot: US$84.26 per barrelOctober 2022 WTI spot: US$87.55 per barrelNovember 2022 WTI spot: US$84.37 per barrelDecember 2022 WTI spot: US$76.44 per barrelJanuary 2023 WTI spot: US$78.12 per barrelFebruary 2023 WTI spot: US$76.83 per barrelMarch 2023 WTI spot: US$73.28 per barrelApril 2023 WTI spot: US$79.45 per barrelMay 2023 WTI spot: US$71.58 per barrelJune 2023 WTI spot: US$70.25 per barrelJuly 2023 WTI spot: US$76.07 per barrelAugust 2023 WTI spot: US$81.39 per barrelSeptember 2023 WTI spot: US$89.43 per barrelOctober 2023 WTI spot: US$85.64 per barrelNovember 2023 WTI spot: US$77.69 per barrelDecember 2023 WTI spot: US$71.90 per barrelJanuary 2024 WTI spot: US$74.15 per barrelFebruary 2024 WTI spot: US$77.25 per barrelMarch 2024 WTI spot: US$81.28 per barrelApril 2024 WTI spot: US$85.35 per barrelMay 2024 WTI spot: US$80.02 per barrelJune 2024 WTI spot: US$79.77 per barrelJuly 2024 WTI spot: US$81.80 per barrelAugust 2024 WTI spot: US$76.68 per barrelSeptember 2024 WTI spot: US$70.24 per barrelOctober 2024 WTI spot: US$71.99 per barrelNovember 2024 WTI spot: US$69.95 per barrelDecember 2024 WTI spot: US$70.12 per barrelJanuary 2025 WTI spot: US$75.74 per barrelFebruary 2025 WTI spot: US$71.53 per barrelMarch 2025 WTI spot: US$68.24 per barrelApril 2025 WTI spot: US$63.54 per barrelMay 2025 WTI spot: US$62.17 per barrelJune 2025 WTI spot: US$68.17 per barrelJuly 2025 WTI spot: US$68.39 per barrelAugust 2025 WTI spot: US$64.86 per barrelSeptember 2025 WTI spot: US$63.96 per barrelOctober 2025 WTI spot: US$60.89 per barrelNovember 2025 WTI spot: US$60.06 per barrelDecember 2025 WTI spot: US$57.97 per barrelJanuary 2026 WTI spot: US$60.04 per barrelFebruary 2026 WTI spot: US$64.51 per barrelMarch 2026 WTI spot: US$91.38 per barrelApril 2026 WTI spot: US$100.32 per barrelMay 2026 WTI spot: US$102.13 per barrelJune 2026 WTI spot: US$84.81 per barrelJuly 2026 WTI spot: US$80.46 per barrelAugust 2026 WTI spot: US$83.90 per barrelSeptember 2026 WTI spot: US$97.31 per barrel

Source: EIA via FRED Jan 2010 – Sep 2026MonthlyUS$ per barrelLoaded 14 Oct 2026

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