WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. labor costs increased at their slowest pace in a year in the fourth quarter as wage growth slowed, giving the Federal Reserve a boost in its fight against inflation.

WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - U.S. labor costs increased at their slowest pace in a year in the fourth quarter as wage growth slowed, giving the Federal Reserve a boost in its fight against ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - U.S. labor costs increased less than expected in the fourth quarter as wage growth slowed, offering a boost to ... (Reporting By Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Andrew ...

Annual wage growth in the private sector dipped to 5.1% in the fourth quarter from 5.2% in the previous three-month period, according to the Labor Department’s employment cost index.

The hours data are erratic, and subject to large revisions, but the February data paint a very different picture on the state of labor demand than the jobs numbers. Annual Rate of Wage Growth Slows to ...

Those worries were further heightened by another report from the Labor Department on Thursday showing labor costs grew much faster ... resolve of Fed officials to slow economic demand down with ...

Those worries were further heightened by another report from the Labor Department on Thursday showing labor costs grew much faster than previously ... and this will harden the resolve of Fed officials ...

"The graying of the U.S. labor force will continue -- as will slow labor force growth," Altig said ... where labor comprises most of the costs of operations, Altig said. To meet the Fed objective ...

CPI report shows annual inflation eased again but prices increased sharply on monthly basis. Core CPI gain slowed to 5.5% ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. labor costs increased at their slowest pace in a year in the fourth quarter as wage growth slowed, giving the Federal Reserve a boost in its fight against inflation. We apologize, ...