The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has announced the availability of its latest publications for the week of July 20–24, 2026, providing updated economic data and analyses. These releases cover a range of topics, including state-level labor market conditions and earnings.
Among the key economic news releases are the annual State Job Openings and Labor Turnover for 2025, and State Employment and Unemployment data for June 2026. The BLS also published findings on the Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers for the Second Quarter of 2026.
"The Economics Daily" features several insights, noting South Dakota's lowest jobless rate in June 2026, a 7.1 percent increase in import prices from June 2025 to June 2026, and a 5.5 percent rise in final demand producer prices over the year ended June 2026. It also highlighted that real average hourly earnings increased by 0.1 percent from June 2025 to June 2026, and Americans aged 15 and over read for an average of 16 minutes per day in 2025.
The "Monthly Labor Review" includes articles examining food prices during the COVID-19 pandemic and employment trends in childcare and early education from 2000–23. Upcoming releases include Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment, and the Employment Cost Index later in July, followed by the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and Employment Situation in early August.