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Economy at a Glance
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Midwest Region

Midwest Region - Monthly Data
Data Series Back
Data		 Feb
2025		 Mar
2025		 Apr
2025		 May
2025		 June
2025		 July
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 35,910.5 35,925.7 35,946.2 35,933.8 35,922.0 35,898.9

Employment(1)

 34,406.2 34,410.3 34,420.5 34,409.6 34,416.4 34,393.0

Unemployment(1)

 1,504.2 1,515.4 1,525.8 1,524.1 1,505.6 1,506.0

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2

Consumer Price Index

CPI-U, All items(3)

 295.232 296.227 296.688 297.342 299.529 299.836

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

   3.1 2.7 2.4 2.4 3.0 2.6

CPI-W, All items(4)

 289.390 290.422 290.887 291.561 293.760 294.099

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

   2.9 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.9 2.4

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		 2nd Qtr
2024		 3rd Qtr
2024		 4th Qtr
2024		 1st Qtr
2025		 2nd Qtr
2025

Employment Cost Index, Private Industry

Total Compensation(1)

 162.1 163.2 163.7 166.0 167.837

Compensation, 12-month % change

 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.5

Wages & Salaries(1)

 163.5 164.8 165.4 167.5 169.518

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change

 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.2 3.7

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

Data extracted on: August 28, 2025

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