The Numbers
Inflation, jobs, borrowing costs and fuel, with the run behind each figure. Every number carries the date of the observation it comes from.
Inflation
Consumer price index, change over twelve months
3.5%Down 0.7 points on the month before
Jun 2023Jun 2026
Latest · 3.50
Unemployment
4.1%Down 0.1 points on the month before
Jul 2023Jul 2026
Latest · 4.10
Payrolls
Non-farm payrolls, jobs lost on the month
-23,000Down 43,000 on the month before
Aug 2023Jul 2026
Latest · -23,000
Federal funds rate
3.63%
Aug 2023Jul 2026
Latest · 3.63
30-year mortgage
6.69%Up 0.03 points on the week before
Aug 2025Aug 2026
Latest · 6.69
10-year Treasury
4.63%
Mar 2026Aug 2026
Latest · 4.63
Regular gasoline
$4.08Down $0.02 on the week before
Aug 2025Aug 2026
Latest · 4.08
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED). Charts show the same measure as the figure beside them: inflation as the change over twelve months, payrolls as the change on the month.