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Gasoline prices averaged $3.407 a gallon in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area in August 2024.
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.1 percent in August.
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $38.99 per hour in the South to $53.15 in the Northeast in June 2024.
Data Series | Back Data |
Feb 2024 |
Mar 2024 |
Apr 2024 |
May 2024 |
June 2024 |
July 2024 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
3,094.7 | 3,097.7 | 3,101.4 | 3,100.0 | 3,096.7 | (p)3,094.6 | |
Employment(1) |
3,010.5 | 3,013.5 | 3,016.2 | 3,013.1 | 3,005.4 | (p)2,997.0 | |
Unemployment(1) |
84.2 | 84.2 | 85.2 | 86.9 | 91.3 | (p)97.6 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | (p)3.2 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
3,011.1 | 3,020.0 | 3,024.7 | 3,018.4 | 3,010.9 | (p)3,009.8 | |
12-month % change |
1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | (p)0.8 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
6.8 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.6 | (p)6.6 | |
12-month % change |
13.3 | 9.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)1.5 | |
Construction(3) |
131.3 | 133.9 | 135.2 | 135.3 | 135.6 | (p)134.7 | |
12-month % change |
-2.7 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -0.5 | -0.9 | (p)-1.1 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
324.8 | 324.2 | 325.3 | 320.8 | 319.2 | (p)319.2 | |
12-month % change |
-0.6 | -0.8 | -0.4 | -1.6 | -2.3 | (p)-1.9 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
536.7 | 536.2 | 536.0 | 534.0 | 532.9 | (p)530.5 | |
12-month % change |
1.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | (p)-0.2 | |
Information(3) |
43.4 | 42.7 | 42.3 | 42.5 | 42.3 | (p)42.1 | |
12-month % change |
-4.0 | -5.3 | -6.0 | -4.7 | -5.2 | (p)-4.8 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
186.1 | 185.2 | 186.1 | 187.2 | 186.9 | (p)185.8 | |
12-month % change |
-2.5 | -3.0 | -2.4 | -1.8 | -2.5 | (p)-2.4 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
380.0 | 379.0 | 377.8 | 370.7 | 366.6 | (p)367.2 | |
12-month % change |
-2.3 | -3.0 | -2.9 | -4.6 | -6.1 | (p)-4.7 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
580.8 | 584.4 | 589.3 | 592.2 | 597.6 | (p)601.9 | |
12-month % change |
4.4 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.8 | (p)6.1 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
269.7 | 273.3 | 273.8 | 275.6 | 270.7 | (p)268.7 | |
12-month % change |
2.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 0.9 | (p)0.6 | |
Other Services(3) |
116.5 | 116.4 | 115.7 | 115.7 | 115.0 | (p)116.1 | |
12-month % change |
3.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | (p)2.3 | |
Government(3) |
435.0 | 438.0 | 436.6 | 437.9 | 437.5 | (p)437.0 | |
12-month % change |
5.0 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.5 | (p)4.6 | |
Footnotes |