The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has released a comprehensive suite of new economic data for the week of August 24–28, 2026, covering employment, wages, and productivity, alongside updated projections and analyses.
Key economic news releases include County Employment and Wages for the first quarter of 2026, Current Employment Statistics Preliminary Benchmarks for March 2026 at both national and state/area levels, and Employment Projections spanning 2025–2026. Further reports detail Worker Displacement from 2023–2025, Access to and Use of Leave for 2024–2025, and Productivity and Costs by Industry for selected service-providing sectors in 2025.
Insights from "The Economics Daily" highlighted an 8.2 percent increase in export prices from July 2025 to July 2026, and noted that teen employment rates in July 2026 were nearly half that of young adults. Additionally, unemployment rates were lower in 10 states in July 2026, and six states saw hires rates of 4.0 percent or higher in 2025. The Occupational Outlook Handbook features 2025–35 employment projections, and the Monthly Labor Review addresses misconceptions about Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) data.
Looking ahead, the BLS has scheduled several significant releases for early September 2026, including the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey on September 1, Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment on September 2, Productivity and Costs on September 3, and the Employment Situation report on September 4. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation is set for release on September 9.