Labor Pulse
The U.S. labor market in four numbers
The unemployment rate moved lower at 4.1% while payrolls shed approximately 23,000 jobs in July 2026.
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Labor, prices, growth and the policy signals shaping North America and Europe.
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Europe Pulse
Europe’s economy in three official readings
EU unemployment stands at 6.0%, inflation at 2.3% and the latest quarterly GDP move at +0.5%.
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The growth table: U.S., Canada, Britain and the EU
A comparable look at the latest real GDP growth readings across four large Western economies.
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Job openings and the hidden slack in the U.S. labor market
Employers reported 7.36 million openings in June 2026, a change of -178,000 positions from the previous month.
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U.S. inflation: the latest monthly signal
Headline prices changed +3.4% from a year earlier, compared with +2.5% for core prices and +4.7% at the producer level in July 2026.
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The Data Brief: labor, prices and the week ahead
A compact reading of the latest official signals, built directly from public statistical releases.
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