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  • Discontinuance of mailing paper copies of the Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index (CPI) Announcement
  • As of April 1, 2008, subscribers will no longer receive paper copies of the Mid-Atlantic CPI Announcement (Philadelphia Blue Card) in the mail. The Mid-Atlantic CPI Announcement will continue to be available through the Bureaus Web site.

    A free email subscription service is available for the CPI announcement. Shortly after the CPI announcement is posted online each month, subscribers to this service receive an email message containing a link to the announcement. The subscription form with a list of available regional office CPI summaries (blue cards) is located at http://www.bls.gov/bls/list.htm.

    The mailing of regional CPI announcements (summaries) and other regional publications is being discontinued as a result of unanticipated budget constraints faced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. See http://www.bls.gov/bls/budgetimpact.htm for details.

  • NEW An Analysis of Southern energy expenditures and prices, 1984-2006. In the South, where heavy usage of electricity and gasoline causes consumers to spend a larger-than-average share of their budgets on energy-related goods and services, energy prices have increased sharply in recent years. On the whole, however, energy expenses actually made up a smaller share of Southern budgets in 2006 than they did in 1984.


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Economic News Releases, Technical Notes & Tables Created by BLS:

Inflation and Consumer Spending

Consumer Price Index

News Releases and Technical Information

  • Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, Pa.-Del.-N.J.-Md. (TXT) (PDF)
  • Pittsburgh, Pa. (Semiannual) (TXT) (PDF)
  • Washington-Baltimore, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va. (TXT) (PDF)
  • Northeast Region (TXT) (PDF)
  • South Region (TXT) (PDF)
  • NEW Electricity, Utility (Piped) Gas, and Gasoline Prices in the Philadelphia Area, December 2007 (TXT) (PDF)
  • NEW Electricity, Utility (Piped) Gas, and Gasoline Prices in the Washington-Baltimore Area, January 2008 (TXT) (PDF)
  • CPI explanatory note (TXT) (PDF)
  • CPI escalation article (TXT) (PDF)
  • CPI Regional metropolitan area definitions (TXT) (PDF)
  • Revisions in January to August 2000 CPI Data -- 9/28/2000

Mid-Atlantic Information Office CPI Announcement (Blue Sheet)

Historical Average Price Data for Electricity, Utility (Piped) Gas, and Gasoline

Historical data tables for the CPI-U and CPI-W, all items, (1982-84=100)

  • U.S. city average (TXT) (PDF)
  • Northeast Region (TXT) (PDF)
  • South Region (TXT) (PDF)
  • Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, Pa.-Del.-N.J.-Md. (TXT) (PDF)
  • Washington-Baltimore, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va. (Nov. 1996=100) (TXT) (PDF)
  • New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Conn.-Pa. (TXT) (PDF)
  • Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes (HTML) (PDF)

Historical data tables for the CPI-U and CPI-W, all items, (1967=100)

  • U.S. city average (TXT) (PDF)
  • Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, Pa.-Del.-N.J.-Md. (TXT) (PDF)
  • New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Conn.-Pa. (TXT) (PDF)

Consumer Expenditure Survey

News Releases, Technical Information, and Tables

  • Baltimore, Md. (TXT) (PDF)
  • Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, Pa.-Del.-N.J.-Md. (TXT) (PDF)
  • Pittsburgh, Pa. (TXT) (PDF)
  • Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va. (TXT) (PDF)
  • CE explanatory note (TXT) (PDF)
  • CE Regional metropolitan area definitions (TXT) (PDF)
  • Data tables for all regions and metropolitan areas (most current) (TXT) (PDF)

Producer Price Index

Data Tables and Technical Information

  • Selected industry codes (TXT) (PDF)
  • Health services (TXT) (PDF)
  • Real estate services (TXT) (PDF)
  • Legal services (TXT) (PDF)
  • Engineering and architectural services (TXT) (PDF)
  • Utilities (TXT) (PDF)
  • Logging (TXT) (PDF)
  • Insurance (TXT) (PDF)
  • Metals and metal products (TXT) (PDF)
  • Concrete and related products (TXT) (PDF)
  • Selected commodity and special commodity codes (TXT) (PDF)
  • Selected average hourly earnings data for use with selected PPI data (TXT) (PDF)
  • PPI explanatory note (TXT) (PDF)
  • PPI escalation article (TXT) (PDF)

Employment & Unemployment

News Releases and Technical Information

  • Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J. MSA (TXT) (PDF)
  • Baltimore-Towson, Md. MSA (TXT) (PDF)
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. MSA (TXT) (PDF)
  • Pittsburgh, Pa. MSA (TXT) (PDF)
  • Richmond, Va. MSA (TXT) (PDF)
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. MSA (TXT) (PDF)
  • Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Va.-N.C. MSA (TXT) (PDF)
  • Minimum Wage in Pennsylvania (TXT) (PDF)
  • Union Membership in Pennsylvania (TXT) (PDF)
  • NEW Union Membership in Maryland (TXT) (PDF)
  • Union Membership in Virginia (TXT) (PDF)
  • CPS/LAUS explanatory note (TXT) (PDF)
  • CES explanatory note (TXT) (PDF)
  • CPS/LAUS Regional metropolitan area definitions (TXT) (PDF)
  • CES Regional metropolitan area definitions (TXT) (PDF)

Data tables of unemployment rates and nonfarm employment

  • Delaware
    • seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Dover, Del. Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Wilmington, Del.-Md.-N.J. Metropolitan Division
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • District of Columbia
    • seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. 
          Metropolitan Statistical Area  
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Maryland
    • seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Baltimore-Towson, Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area
         (includes Baltimore City)
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg, Md. Metropolitan Division
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Calvert-Charles-Prince George's, Md.
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Pennsylvania
    • seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J. Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Altoona, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Erie, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Johnstown, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Lebanon, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. 
         Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Philadelphia, Pa. Metropolitan Division
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Philadelphia City
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Pittsburgh, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Reading, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • ScrantonWilkes-Barre, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • State College, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Williamsport, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • York-Hanover, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Virginia
    • seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Charlottesville, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Danville, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
  • Lynchburg, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Northern Virginia, Va. 
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Richmond, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Roanoke, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Va.-N.C.
         Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Division
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • West Virginia
    • seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Charleston, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Huntington-Ashland, W.Va.-Ky.-Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Morgantown, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • New Jersey
    • seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • Camden, N.J. Metropolitan Division
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)
  • United States
    • seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • not seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
    • historical nonfarm employment (TXT) (PDF)

    Selected Large Metropolitan Areas (current CES\LAUS, not seasonally adjusted)

    • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga. MSA (TXT) (PDF)
    • Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H. MSA   (TXT) (PDF)
    • Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. MSA   (TXT) (PDF)
    • Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio MSA   (TXT) (PDF)
    • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas MSA   (TXT) (PDF)
    • Denver-Aurora, Colo. MSA   (TXT) (PDF)
    • Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich. MSA   (TXT) (PDF)
    • Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas MSA   (TXT) (PDF)
    • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. MSA   (TXT) (PDF)
    • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minn.-Wis. MSA   (TXT) (PDF)
    • New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. MSA   (TXT) (PDF)
    • Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz. MSA   (TXT) (PDF)
    • San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif. MSA   (TXT) (PDF)
    • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif. MSA   (TXT) (PDF)
    • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash. MSA   (TXT) (PDF)
    • St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. MSA   (TXT) (PDF)
    • Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla. MSA   (TXT) (PDF)
  • Unemployment Rates by County in:
  • NEW Unemployment on the Delmarva Peninsula by County (TXT) (PDF)
  • NEW Unemployment in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metropolitan Area by County (TXT) (PDF)

Wages, Earnings, & Benefits

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

News Releases and Technical Information

Data Tables

Employment Costs

News Releases and Technical Information

  • Employment Cost Index, The Regions (Quarterly) (TXT) (PDF)
  • Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, The Regions (Quarterly) (TXT) (PDF)

National Compensation Survey

News Releases and Technical Information

  • Johnstown, Pa. (TXT) (PDF)
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. (TXT) (PDF)
  • Pittsburgh-New Castle, Pa. (TXT) (PDF)
  • Reading, Pa. (TXT) (PDF)
  • Richmond-Petersburg, Va. (TXT) (PDF)
  • Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Va.-N.C. (TXT) (PDF)
  • Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va. (TXT) (PDF)
  • York, Pa. (TXT) (PDF)
  • NCS Regional area definitions (TXT) (PDF)
  • Occupational Pay Relatives for Metropolitan Areas in Pennsylvania (TXT) (PDF)
  • Occupational Pay Relatives for Metropolitan Areas in Virginia (TXT) (PDF)

National Compensation Survey Bulletins

  • Johnstown, Pa. (TXT) (PDF)
  • Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Va.-N.C. (TXT) (PDF)
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. (TXT) (PDF)
  • Pittsburgh-New Castle, Pa. (TXT) (PDF)
  • Reading, Pa. (TXT) (PDF)
  • Richmond-Petersburg, Va. (TXT) (PDF)
  • Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va (TXT) (PDF)
  • York, Pa. (TXT) (PDF)

Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

News Releases and Technical Information

  • Allentown, Pa.-N.J., Harrisburg, Pa., and Scranton, Pa. (TXT) (PDF)
  • Charleston, W.Va. (TXT) (PDF)
  • Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, Pa. (TXT) (PDF)
  • Philadelphia, Pa., Camden, N.J., and Wilmington, Del.-Md.-N.J. (TXT) (PDF)
  • Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazelton, Pa. (TXT) (PDF)
  • Richmond, Va. and Virginia Beach, Va.-N.C.  (TXT) (PDF)
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. (TXT) (PDF)
  • Nurses in Pennsylvania (TXT) (PDF)
  • New Accountants and Auditors and Tax Preparers in Pennsylvania (TXT) (PDF)

Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries

News Releases and Technical Information

  • State News Releases
    • State of Maryland (TXT) (PDF)
    • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (TXT) (PDF)
    • State of West Virginia (TXT) (PDF)
  • Metropolitan Area News Releases
    • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. (TXT) (PDF)
    • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. (TXT) (PDF)
  • CFOI explanatory note (TXT) (PDF)
  • CFOI Regional metropolitan area definitions (TXT) (PDF)
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ECI Total Compensation, private industry workers

United States
3-Month % Change:
History  
0.9% in 1st Qtr of 2008

12-Month % Change:
History  
3.2% in 1st Qtr of 2008

Northeast
3-Month % Change:
History  
0.6% in 1st Qtr of 2008

12-Month % Change:
History  
3.3% in 1st Qtr of 2008

South
3-Month % Change:
History  
1.0% in 1st Qtr of 2008

12-Month % Change:
History  
3.4% in 1st Qtr of 2008

Midwest
3-Month % Change:
History  
0.7% in 1st Qtr of 2008

12-Month % Change:
History  
2.6% in 1st Qtr of 2008

West
3-Month % Change:
History  
1.2% in 1st Qtr of 2008

12-Month % Change:
History  
3.5% in 1st Qtr of 2008

CPI-U, All Items

U.S. City Average
History   
+0.9% in Mar 2008

History   +4.0% since Mar 2007

Northeast
History   
+0.8% in Mar 2008

History   +3.9% since Mar 2007

Midwest
History   
+0.9% in Mar 2008

History   +3.7% since Mar 2007

South
History  
+0.8% in Mar 2008

History  +4.4% since Mar 2007

West
History   
+1.0% in Mar 2008

History   +3.7% since Mar 2007

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