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Common Cents Blog

Common Cents Blog

Another Month, Another Weird Jobs Report

This morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released “The Employment Situation – October 2024,” otherwise known as the jobs report. Unless you are a complete Pollyanna, it wasn’t good. The U.S. economy apparently created 12K…

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The CPI’s Importance is Inflated

This week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for September 2024. It reported the aggregate CPI was up 0.2% last month, and has increased 2.4% over the previous 12…