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Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.5 percent in April.
Iowa had 83,000 job openings in February 2024, compared to 93,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.7 percent in March.
Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2023 |
Dec 2023 |
Jan 2024 |
Feb 2024 |
Mar 2024 |
Apr 2024 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)1,705.8 | (r)1,707.0 | 1,704.8 | 1,700.9 | 1,696.9 | (p)1,694.1 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)1,653.5 | (r)1,655.0 | 1,653.7 | 1,650.7 | 1,648.2 | (p)1,646.9 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)52.3 | (r)52.0 | 51.1 | 50.2 | 48.7 | (p)47.2 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)3.1 | (r)3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | (p)2.8 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
1,595.3 | 1,598.8 | 1,596.2 | 1,608.1 | 1,611.7 | (p)1,610.8 | |
12-month % change |
0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | (p)1.4 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | (p)2.2 | |
12-month % change |
-4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -4.3 | -4.3 | (p)-4.3 | |
Construction(3) |
83.4 | 84.6 | 85.5 | 87.2 | 88.3 | (p)85.2 | |
12-month % change |
2.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 6.3 | (p)1.8 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
227.2 | 228.2 | 228.5 | 228.8 | 228.8 | (p)228.7 | |
12-month % change |
1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | (p)1.3 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
310.0 | 310.4 | 306.5 | 307.4 | 308.5 | (p)309.1 | |
12-month % change |
-0.8 | -0.5 | -2.0 | -1.7 | -1.2 | (p)-1.0 | |
Information(3) |
18.3 | 18.3 | 18.6 | 18.2 | 18.2 | (p)18.2 | |
12-month % change |
-4.2 | -3.2 | -2.1 | -4.2 | -3.2 | (p)-3.2 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
108.6 | 108.6 | 108.8 | 108.9 | 108.3 | (p)108.0 | |
12-month % change |
0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | (p)-0.1 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
145.5 | 147.2 | 146.8 | 148.5 | 150.5 | (p)149.9 | |
12-month % change |
-1.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | (p)2.6 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
236.2 | 236.6 | 237.7 | 239.3 | 238.2 | (p)238.5 | |
12-month % change |
1.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.5 | (p)2.3 | |
142.7 | 141.6 | 141.2 | 144.5 | 145.2 | (p)146.2 | ||
12-month % change |
3.3 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 4.0 | (p)4.2 | |
Other Services(3) |
55.9 | 55.3 | 54.9 | 56.6 | 56.4 | (p)57.4 | |
12-month % change |
0.5 | -0.7 | -2.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | (p)2.7 | |
Government(3) |
265.3 | 265.7 | 265.5 | 266.5 | 267.1 | (p)267.4 | |
12-month % change |
2.1 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | (p)2.2 | |
Footnotes |