Inflation rate rises to 3-year high

San José, CA – The Consumer Price Index rose to a three-year high, where prices of consumer goods and services were 4.2% higher than a year ago. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the inflation rate has risen for three months in a row, after the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. From a pre-war rate of 2.4%, consumer prices have risen ever higher, led by higher costs for gasoline.

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Jobs grow but wages lag in latest employment report

San José, CA – On Friday, June 5, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 172,00 net new jobs were created in May. The job numbers for March and April were also revised up, making three months in a row with over 150,000 net new jobs. The official unemployment rate stayed the same as in April, at 4.3%.

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Report on economic growth and inflation shows signs of stagflation

San José, CA – On Thursday, May 28, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the U.S. Commerce Department released two major reports on the economy. The first was a revised report on Gross Domestic Product, or GDP. While the first (or so-called “advanced”) estimate of GDP for the first three months of the year, January through March, released at the end of April said that the economy grew at a 2% annual rate, the second estimate said that growth was only at a 1.6% annual rate, slower than the 2.1% rate of growth in 2025.

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Santa Clara County celebrates 25th annual Palestinian Cultural Day

San Jose, CA – On May 16, around 150 people gathered at the Santa Clara County Government Center to celebrate the county’s 25th annual Palestinian Cultural Day. The event, sponsored by the county supervisors and the Palestinian Heritage Committee, celebrates the 30,000 Palestinian-Americans living in Santa Clara County and their contributions to the South Bay community.

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San Jose commemorates 78 years of Al Nakba

San Jose, CA – On May 15, over 50 people in downtown San Jose to commemorate the 78th year since Al Nakba, “The Catastrophe,” where 750,000 Palestinians were violently displaced by Zionist forces for the establishment of the apartheid state of Israel.

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More inflation to come as Producer Price Index soars in April

San José, CA – The day after the Consumer Price Index report rose to 3.8% as compared to a year ago, the Producer Price Index, or PPI, report on April prices paid by businesses came in even hotter. The monthly increase in producer prices in April as compared to March was 1.4%, almost three times what economists predicted. As compared to April a year ago, the PPI was 6% higher.

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Inflation continues to climb in April

San José, CA – On Tuesday, May 12, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a part of the Department of Labor, reported that the inflation rate continued to increase in April. Consumer prices, on average, were 3.8% higher than April of 2025, up from a 3.3% annual increase in March.

The rising costs of energy drove the increase in prices, on the backs of higher fuel prices as a result of Trump’s war on Iran. Gasoline prices were up 28.4% over a year ago. Electricity rates were up 6.1% from a year ago.

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April job market report mixed

San José, CA – On Friday, May 8, the Bureau of Labor Statistics or BLS, which is under the federal Department of Labor, released their monthly job market report for the month of April. The report was mixed, with strength shown by businesses while households showed weaknesses, reflecting the growing polarization in the economy.

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