The U.S. Department of Labor has just released a new Labor Stats app for use on your Android phone or iPhone. The free app displays real-time updates to the unemployment rate, Unemployment Insurance initial claims, the Consumer Price Index, payroll employment, average hourly earnings, the Producer Price Index, the Employment Cost Index, productivity, and the U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes – as they are published each week, month, or quarter. The app is currently available for iPhone and iPod Touch, and Android phones with versions for BlackBerry and iPad devices in the works. See www.dol.gov/dol/apps/numbers-app.htm.
The app will put the following data at the users’ fingertips:
- Unemployment Insurance Initial Claims
- Consumer Price Index (CPI)
- Unemployment Rate
- Payroll Employment
- Average Hourly Earnings
- Producer Price Index (PPI)
- Employment Cost Index (ECI)
- Productivity
- U.S. Import Price Index
- U.S. Export Price Index