Midwest Region

Midwest Region - Monthly Data
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2009

Labor Force Data

  

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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 (5) 34,808.7 34,705.6 34,763.8 34,651.3 34,714.6 34,798.9

Employment (1)

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 (5) 32,400.2 31,879.6 31,766.4 31,517.5 31,528.7 31,379.5

Unemployment (1)

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 (5) 2,408.4 2,826.0 2,997.4 3,133.8 3,185.9 3,419.4

Unemployment Rate (2)

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 (5) 6.9 8.1 8.6 9.0 9.2 9.8

Consumer Price Index

  

CPI-U, All items (3)

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 199.582 200.815 201.453 202.021 202.327 203.195

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

   -0.3 -0.3 -0.2 -0.8 -1.5 -1.9

CPI-W, All items (4)

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 193.987 195.245 195.813 196.453 196.933 197.971

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

   -0.8 -0.7 -0.7 -1.3 -1.9 -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.
(5) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors.
Midwest Region - Quarterly Data
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Data		 1st Qtr
2008		 2nd Qtr
2008		 3rd Qtr
2008		 4th Qtr
2008		 1st Qtr
2009

Employment Cost Index, Private Industry

  

Total Compensation (1)

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 106.0 107.0 107.4 107.6 107.9

Compensation, 12-month % change
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 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.2 1.8

Wages & Salaries (1)

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 106.3 107.5 107.9 108.0 108.4

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change
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 2.6 3.0 2.8 2.3 2.0

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

Data extracted on: July 02, 2009

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Geographically based survey data available from BLS:

Employment & Unemployment

Prices & Living Conditions

Compensation & Working Conditions