Multimedia
July 1, 2020
The Childcare Shortage & COVID-19
AAF’s Labor Market Policy Data Analyst Isabel Soto explains the worsening childcare shortage in the United States and the limitations of current policies and proposals.
Multimedia
July 1, 2020
Isabel Soto
AAF’s Labor Market Policy Data Analyst Isabel Soto explains the worsening childcare shortage in the United States and the limitations of current policies and proposals.
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April 2024
+0.3%
+3.4%
Measures the change in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.
April 2024
+0.3%
+3.6%
Consumer Price Index excluding food and energy.
March 2024
+0.3%
+2.8%
A measure of prices paid for goods and services excluding food and energy; the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation.
April 2024
+0.5%
+2.2%
Measures the change in selling prices received by domestic producers of goods and services.
Week ending May 11, 2024
222,000
-10,000
217,750
Weekly unemployment insurance claims reported by each state’s unemployment insurance program offices.
April 2024
49.4
-2.0
A level above 50 indicates expansion
April 2024
49.2
-1.1
A level above 50 indicates expansion
April 2024
97.0
-6.1
Details consumer attitudes, buying intentions, vacation plans, and consumer expectations for inflation, stock prices, and interest rates; 1985=100.
April 2024
+192,000
Measures change in private-sector employment using ADP payroll data covering more than half a million companies with more than 25 million employees.
March 2024
$73.8B
+0.2%
-0.8%
A new order is a communication of an intention to buy for immediate or future delivery.
March 2024
1,321,000
-14.7%
-4.3%
Privately owned housing starts; seasonally adjusted at an annual rate.