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Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $38.48 per hour in the South to $52.32 in the Northeast in December 2023.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.9 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.6 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Data Series | Back Data |
Aug 2023 |
Sept 2023 |
Oct 2023 |
Nov 2023 |
Dec 2023 |
Jan 2024 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)1,382.3 | (r)1,383.6 | (r)1,384.4 | (r)1,384.5 | (r)1,384.8 | (p)1,385.3 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)1,335.1 | (r)1,334.0 | (r)1,333.3 | (r)1,333.4 | (r)1,334.0 | (p)1,334.5 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)47.2 | (r)49.6 | (r)51.1 | (r)51.1 | (r)50.7 | (p)50.8 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)3.4 | (r)3.6 | (r)3.7 | (r)3.7 | (r)3.7 | (p)3.7 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
1,352.3 | 1,354.0 | 1,354.4 | 1,352.9 | 1,355.2 | (p)1,357.9 | |
12-month % change |
1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | (p)0.9 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | (p)5.2 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | -1.9 | -1.9 | -1.9 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 | |
Construction(3) |
63.4 | 63.6 | 64.7 | 65.1 | 66.1 | (p)67.6 | |
12-month % change |
7.6 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 9.3 | (p)10.5 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
162.9 | 162.8 | 161.7 | 160.4 | 159.9 | (p)159.9 | |
12-month % change |
-0.5 | -0.7 | -1.1 | -1.8 | -2.0 | (p)-2.2 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
267.3 | 266.5 | 268.3 | 267.9 | 268.2 | (p)269.2 | |
12-month % change |
-0.1 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | (p)0.8 | |
Information(3) |
12.7 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | (p)12.9 | |
12-month % change |
-2.3 | -3.1 | -1.5 | -2.3 | -1.5 | (p)-0.8 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
69.9 | 70.0 | 69.8 | 70.3 | 70.9 | (p)70.7 | |
12-month % change |
-1.1 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -0.3 | 0.7 | (p)0.4 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
156.4 | 158.0 | 156.4 | 155.3 | 155.0 | (p)155.2 | |
12-month % change |
-0.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | -1.1 | -1.0 | (p)-1.4 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
208.9 | 209.1 | 209.1 | 209.3 | 211.1 | (p)211.1 | |
12-month % change |
3.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.6 | (p)3.3 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
127.0 | 127.2 | 127.1 | 127.3 | 126.6 | (p)127.1 | |
12-month % change |
3.1 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | (p)0.1 | |
Other Services(3) |
67.5 | 67.5 | 67.4 | 67.5 | 67.8 | (p)67.2 | |
12-month % change |
-0.6 | -0.4 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | (p)-0.1 | |
Government(3) |
211.1 | 211.4 | 212.0 | 211.9 | 211.6 | (p)211.8 | |
12-month % change |
1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | (p)1.3 | |
Footnotes |