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Economy at a Glance
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South Region

South 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)

 64,566.4 64,617.2 (2)- 64,768.4 64,868.2  

Employment(1)

 62,106.0 62,119.5 (2)- 62,175.9 62,233.2  

Unemployment(1)

 2,460.4 2,497.7 (2)- 2,592.5 2,634.9  

Unemployment Rate(3)

 3.8 3.9 (2)- 4.0 4.1  

Consumer Price Index

CPI-U, All items(4)

 313.558 314.350 (5)- 313.597 313.675 314.740

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

   2.6 2.7   2.2 2.2 1.9

CPI-W, All items(6)

 307.743 308.423   307.568 307.433 308.238

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

   2.4 2.6   2.1 2.1 1.6

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.
South 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)

 165.0 167.1 168.629 169.977 170.714

Compensation, 12-month % change

 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.5

Wages & Salaries(1)

 168.7 170.6 172.371 173.897 174.700

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change

 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.8 3.6

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

Data extracted on: March 02, 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