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Many federal operations will pause and nonessential employees will be furloughed or fired if lawmakers can’t reach an agreement by the time the current fiscal year ends on Sept. 30.

The core consumer price index, excluding the often volatile food and energy categories, increased 0.3% from June, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data out Aug. 12.

Inflation rose last month to its highest level in four months as the cost of gas, food and groceries rose, reversing several months of cooling price pressures.

Economists have long been warning of a tariff-driven boost to U.S. inflation. The next report on consumer prices will put their conviction to the test.

U.S. job growth was probably far less robust in the year through March than previously reported, according to government data out Aug. 21.

Trucking industry jobs rose by 400 in July as overall payrolls rose by 209,000, the Labor Department reported Aug. 4.

The nation’s for-hire trucking companies decreased their payrolls by 1,400 people in June, even as total U.S. employment increased by 222,000 positions.

For-hire trucking lost 100 jobs in May, while the unemployment rate declined to a 16-year low, the Labor Department reported June 2.

For-hire trucking added 4,700 jobs in March, while overall payrolls increased by 98,000, the Labor Department reported March 10.

For-hire trucking gained 1,400 jobs in December, while overall payrolls increased by 156,000, the Labor Department reported Jan. 6.