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Gasoline prices averaged $4.202 a gallon in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area in April 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.5 percent in April.
Prices in the St. Louis area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 1.0 percent for the two months ending in April 2024.
Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2023 |
Dec 2023 |
Jan 2024 |
Feb 2024 |
Mar 2024 |
Apr 2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)6,471.1 | (r)6,473.1 | 6,477.2 | 6,477.4 | 6,487.0 | (p)6,496.2 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)6,164.9 | (r)6,168.7 | 6,171.7 | 6,168.5 | 6,174.9 | (p)6,183.0 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)306.2 | (r)304.5 | 305.5 | 308.9 | 312.2 | (p)313.2 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)4.7 | (r)4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | (p)4.8 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
6,107.2 | 6,100.6 | 6,099.7 | 6,126.4 | 6,136.4 | (p)6,143.7 | |
12-month % change |
0.5 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | (p)0.6 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.1 | (p)7.1 | |
12-month % change |
1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.4 | (p)-1.4 | |
Construction(3) |
233.5 | 233.4 | 229.1 | 234.6 | 235.8 | (p)235.2 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 0.6 | -2.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | (p)-0.3 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
580.3 | 581.9 | 582.2 | 581.5 | 582.1 | (p)581.3 | |
12-month % change |
0.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | (p)0.7 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
1,225.5 | 1,219.1 | 1,221.1 | 1,221.8 | 1,222.4 | (p)1,222.0 | |
12-month % change |
0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -0.5 | (p)-0.6 | |
Information(3) |
90.1 | 88.7 | 89.0 | 89.5 | 89.9 | (p)90.1 | |
12-month % change |
-8.2 | -9.1 | -8.5 | -7.7 | -6.5 | (p)-5.9 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
400.6 | 399.8 | 398.5 | 397.8 | 395.1 | (p)393.8 | |
12-month % change |
-0.5 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -1.6 | (p)-1.7 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
927.0 | 929.1 | 922.0 | 921.4 | 921.7 | (p)926.6 | |
12-month % change |
-4.3 | -3.7 | -4.3 | -4.1 | -3.9 | (p)-3.4 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
975.3 | 976.2 | 978.1 | 982.6 | 985.8 | (p)989.2 | |
12-month % change |
3.3 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | (p)3.0 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
594.7 | 594.9 | 594.2 | 600.6 | 603.6 | (p)605.5 | |
12-month % change |
2.7 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | (p)3.3 | |
Other Services(3) |
252.9 | 252.6 | 254.6 | 256.8 | 257.8 | (p)258.9 | |
12-month % change |
1.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 3.2 | (p)4.1 | |
Government(3) |
820.1 | 817.7 | 823.7 | 832.5 | 835.1 | (p)834.0 | |
12-month % change |
3.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | (p)3.4 | |
Footnotes |