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Economy at a Glance
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Midwest Region

Midwest Region - Monthly Data
Data Series Back
Data		 May
2026		 June
2026		 July
2026		 Aug
2026		 Sept
2026		 Oct
2026

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 35,622.4 35,548.0 35,465.3 35,406.7 35,378.2  

Employment(1)

 34,167.6 34,122.5 34,078.6 34,033.7 34,002.5  

Unemployment(1)

 1,454.8 1,425.4 1,386.7 1,373.0 1,375.7  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9  

Consumer Price Index

CPI-U, All items(3)

 312.352 310.937 310.304 311.627 314.359 315.154

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change

   5.0 3.8 3.5 3.6 4.2  

CPI-W, All items(4)

 307.216 305.255 304.553 306.316 309.131 309.697

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change

   5.4 3.9 3.6 3.8 4.6  

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) All Urban Consumers, Base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
Midwest Region - Quarterly Data
Data Series Back
Data		 3rd Qtr
2025		 4th Qtr
2025		 1st Qtr
2026		 2nd Qtr
2026		 3rd Qtr
2026

Employment Cost Index, Private Industry

Total Compensation(1)

 168.730 169.299 171.538 172.904 174.094

Compensation, 12-month % change

 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.0 3.2

Wages & Salaries(1)

 170.498 171.103 173.190 174.496 175.826

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change

 3.5 3.4 3.4 2.9 3.1

Footnotes
(1) Private industry workers, Base: December 2005=100, quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted.

Data extracted on: November 13, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.

 

Geographically based survey data available from BLS:

Employment & Unemployment

Prices & Living Conditions

Compensation & Working Conditions