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Economy at a Glance
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West Region

West Region - Monthly Data
Data Series Back
Data		 Jan
2026		 Feb
2026		 Mar
2026		 Apr
2026		 May
2026		 June
2026

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 40,660.6 40,602.4 40,500.3 40,392.1 40,304.4 40,194.7

Employment(1)

 38,655.4 38,598.9 38,512.1 38,408.1 38,331.5 38,241.9

Unemployment(1)

 2,005.2 2,003.5 1,988.3 1,984.0 1,972.9 1,952.8

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9

Consumer Price Index

CPI-U, All items(3)

 345.152 346.990 350.226 353.161 354.478 353.605

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

   2.7 2.7 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.2

CPI-W, All items(4)

 335.796 337.391 341.234 344.451 345.764 344.614

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

   2.5 2.4 3.0 3.5 3.5 3.1

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.
West 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)

 176.969 178.045 178.771 181.213 183.382

Compensation, 12-month % change

 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.6 3.6

Wages & Salaries(1)

 180.391 181.576 182.393 184.020 186.199

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change

 3.4 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.2

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

Data extracted on: July 31, 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