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Economy at a Glance
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Midwest Region

Midwest Region - Monthly Data
Data Series Back
Data		 June
2025		 July
2025		 Aug
2025		 Sept
2025		 Oct
2025		 Nov
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 35,922.0 35,899.0 35,864.8 35,845.1    

Employment(1)

 34,416.4 34,393.0 34,367.6 34,361.4    

Unemployment(1)

 1,505.6 1,506.0 1,497.2 1,483.8    

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1    

Consumer Price Index

CPI-U, All items(3)

 299.529 299.836 300.753 301.579 (4)- 300.771

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

   3.0 2.6 2.8 3.1   3.0

CPI-W, All items(5)

 293.760 294.099 295.064 295.600   294.797

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

   2.9 2.4 2.7 2.9   2.9

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

Employment Cost Index, Private Industry

Total Compensation(1)

 163.2 163.7 166.0 167.837 168.730

Compensation, 12-month % change

 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.4

Wages & Salaries(1)

 164.8 165.4 167.5 169.518 170.498

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change

 3.7 3.3 3.2 3.7 3.5

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

Data extracted on: December 18, 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