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

3.7%Up 0.3 points on the month before
4.202.30
Sept 2023Sept 2026

Latest · 3.70

Unemployment

4.2%Up 0.1 points on the month before
4.503.70
Sept 2023Sept 2026

Latest · 4.20

Payrolls

Non-farm payrolls, jobs added on the month

29,000Down 104,000 on the month before
237,000-156,000
Oct 2023Sept 2026

Latest · 29,000

Federal funds rate

3.88%Up 0.13 points on the month before
5.333.63
Nov 2023Oct 2026

Latest · 3.88

30-year mortgage

7.18%Down 0.06 points on the week before
7.405.98
Nov 2025Nov 2026

Latest · 7.18

10-year Treasury

4.95%Up 0.04 points on the day before
5.314.38
Jun 2026Nov 2026

Latest · 4.95

Regular gasoline

$4.15Down $0.12 on the week before
4.502.78
Nov 2025Nov 2026

Latest · 4.15

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.