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Economy at a Glance
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South Region

South Region - Monthly Data
Data Series Back
Data		 Mar
2026		 Apr
2026		 May
2026		 June
2026		 July
2026		 Aug
2026

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 64,771.2 64,705.3 64,683.5 64,643.8 64,585.5 64,585.6

Employment(1)

 62,083.9 62,005.9 61,984.4 61,952.6 61,922.1 61,967.1

Unemployment(1)

 2,687.3 2,699.5 2,699.0 2,691.2 2,663.4 2,618.4

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1

Consumer Price Index

CPI-U, All items(3)

 319.643 322.170 323.705 322.280 322.638 323.394

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

   3.0 3.6 3.9 3.2 3.2 3.1

CPI-W, All items(4)

 314.037 316.783 318.420 316.136 316.615 317.604

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

   3.2 3.8 4.2 3.2 3.2 3.2

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.
South Region - Quarterly Data
Data Series Back
Data		 2nd Qtr
2025		 3rd Qtr
2025		 4th Qtr
2025		 1st Qtr
2026		 2nd Qtr
2026

Employment Cost Index, Private Industry

Total Compensation(1)

 168.629 169.977 170.714 172.768 174.528

Compensation, 12-month % change

 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.5

Wages & Salaries(1)

 172.371 173.897 174.700 176.504 178.348

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change

 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.5

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

Data extracted on: September 18, 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