An official website of the United States government
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.6 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.9 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $38.48 per hour in the South to $52.32 in the Northeast in December 2023.
Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2023 |
Dec 2023 |
Jan 2024 |
Feb 2024 |
Mar 2024 |
Apr 2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)968.4 | (r)969.0 | 968.9 | 968.9 | 968.6 | (p)969.2 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)929.9 | (r)930.6 | 930.4 | 930.7 | 931.4 | (p)932.7 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)38.5 | (r)38.4 | 38.6 | 38.2 | 37.1 | (p)36.5 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)4.0 | (r)4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | (p)3.8 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
877.9 | 881.1 | 882.3 | 883.0 | 884.3 | (p)883.6 | |
12-month % change |
2.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | (p)1.5 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
23.1 | 23.4 | 23.2 | 23.5 | 23.6 | (p)23.2 | |
12-month % change |
3.1 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 0.9 | (p)-2.5 | |
Construction(3) |
53.7 | 53.8 | 53.5 | 53.2 | 53.3 | (p)52.5 | |
12-month % change |
6.8 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.5 | (p)1.2 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
29.0 | 29.5 | 29.3 | 29.4 | 29.1 | (p)29.6 | |
12-month % change |
0.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | (p)2.8 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
146.0 | 147.0 | 146.6 | 145.7 | 145.7 | (p)145.2 | |
12-month % change |
-0.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | (p)-0.1 | |
Information(3) |
8.9 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 9.0 | (p)9.1 | |
12-month % change |
-15.2 | -14.0 | -21.6 | -19.8 | -16.7 | (p)-17.3 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
35.1 | 35.0 | 35.9 | 36.1 | 36.6 | (p)36.0 | |
12-month % change |
-1.7 | -1.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.8 | (p)1.7 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
122.3 | 122.3 | 122.6 | 123.1 | 122.9 | (p)122.8 | |
12-month % change |
3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | (p)3.0 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
145.1 | 145.6 | 146.1 | 146.4 | 146.3 | (p)146.8 | |
12-month % change |
1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | (p)1.7 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
99.6 | 98.9 | 98.2 | 98.5 | 99.4 | (p)99.6 | |
12-month % change |
2.3 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -0.9 | -0.3 | (p)-0.3 | |
Other Services(3) |
28.0 | 28.3 | 28.5 | 28.3 | 28.4 | (p)28.4 | |
12-month % change |
2.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | (p)1.8 | |
Government(3) |
187.1 | 188.1 | 189.3 | 189.9 | 190.0 | (p)190.4 | |
12-month % change |
3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | (p)3.9 | |
Footnotes |