The economy, as of its latest release.
The latest readings
Consumer prices were 3.7% higher in September 2026 than a year earlier. Unemployment was 4.2% in September 2026, with employers adding 29,000 jobs. The 10-year Treasury yielded 5.00% on 23 October 2026, and pays 0.31 points more than the 2-year. The federal debt stood at $40.44 trillion on 22 October 2026, $2.45 trillion more than a year before.
- Inflation3.7%Sep 2026
- Unemployment4.2%Sep 2026
- 10-year Treasury5.00%23 Oct 2026
- Federal debt$40.44tn22 Oct 2026
Read at 00:31 UTC.
Inflation
Up 0.6% on the month, seasonally adjusted; 3.4% a month earlier.
No figure was published for October 2025.
Next release around 10 November 2026
Core inflation
Leaves out food and energy, which swing most; 2.4% a month earlier.
No figure was published for October 2025.
Next release around 10 November 2026
Producer prices
What producers received; up 1.1% on the month, not seasonally adjusted.
Next release around 10 November 2026
Hourly earnings
$37.81 an hour on average in the private sector, slower than prices (3.7%).
Next release around 6 November 2026
Unemployment
Up 0.1 points on the month; 4.4% a year earlier.
No figure was published for October 2025.
Next release around 6 November 2026
Payrolls
159,044,000 jobs in all; up 496,000 over twelve months. The last two months are revised with each release.
Next release around 6 November 2026
Job openings
From 7.33 million in July 2026; 6.92 million a year earlier.
Next release around 1 November 2026
Participation
Adults 16 and over working or looking; 62.5% a year earlier.
No figure was published for October 2025.
Next release around 6 November 2026
Yield curve
The 10-year pays 0.31 points more than the 2-year. Par yields: what a new Treasury of each maturity would pay at face value, percent a year.
- 2-year
- 4.69% 4.85% a month ago
- 10-year
- 5.00% 5.11% a month ago
- 30-year
- 5.33% 5.40% a month ago
10-year Treasury
2-year 4.69%. A month earlier 5.11%; a year earlier 4.01%.
Next release around 26 October 2026
Federal debt
Exactly $40,444,342,709,389, held by the public and by government accounts; up 0.86% over a month.
Next release around 23 October 2026
Debt added in a year
6.5% in a year: about $6.7 billion a day.
Next release around 23 October 2026