US labor cost growth cooled in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, reassuring Federal Reserve policymakers wage pressures ...

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U.S. labor costs rose marginally in the fourth quarter, offering some comfort to Federal Reserve officials after progress ...

The labor market is no longer a source of inflation pressures, but economists continue to watch the data closely.

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Employment Cost Index measures the growth of employee compensation (wages and benefits). The ECI is based on a survey of employer payrolls in the final month of each quarter. The index tracks ...

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Cooling: U.S. labor cost growth cooled last quarter from a year earlier, reassuring Federal Reserve policymakers that wage pressures are gradually diminishing and no longer a key driver of inflation.