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Economy at a Glance
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Midwest Region

Midwest Region - Monthly Data
Data Series Back
Data		 Aug
2025		 Sept
2025		 Oct
2025		 Nov
2025		 Dec
2025		 Jan
2026

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 35,864.8 35,845.1 (2)- 35,836.1 35,850.1  

Employment(1)

 34,367.6 34,361.4 (2)- 34,373.0 34,376.5  

Unemployment(1)

 1,497.2 1,483.8 (2)- 1,463.1 1,473.6  

Unemployment Rate(3)

 4.2 4.1 (2)- 4.1 4.1  

Consumer Price Index

CPI-U, All items(4)

 300.753 301.579 (5)- 300.771 300.404 301.591

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

   2.8 3.1   3.0 2.7 2.4

CPI-W, All items(6)

 295.064 295.600   294.797 294.075 294.794

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

   2.7 2.9   2.9 2.5 2.1

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
(3) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(4) All Urban Consumers, Base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations
(6) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
Midwest Region - Quarterly Data
Data Series Back
Data		 4th Qtr
2024		 1st Qtr
2025		 2nd Qtr
2025		 3rd Qtr
2025		 4th Qtr
2025

Employment Cost Index, Private Industry

Total Compensation(1)

 163.7 166.0 167.837 168.730 169.299

Compensation, 12-month % change

 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.4

Wages & Salaries(1)

 165.4 167.5 169.518 170.498 171.103

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change

 3.3 3.2 3.7 3.5 3.4

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

Data extracted on: February 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