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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

For a few weeks in late January and early February, the U.S. economy seemed to have reached a rare sweet spot. Inflation was ...

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 ...

Rent growth in January experienced its smallest ... largely driven by a rise in shelter costs, the Labor Department said earlier this week. Rents were up 0.7% in January from the previous month ...

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, ...