Midwest Region

Midwest Region - Monthly Data
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2018

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 34,979.7 34,948.3 34,920.2 34,930.7 34,936.1 34,949.1

Employment(1)

 33,677.1 33,661.9 33,654.3 33,665.1 33,670.3 33,671.4

Unemployment(1)

 1,302.6 1,286.4 1,265.9 1,265.6 1,265.9 1,277.6

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7

Consumer Price Index

CPI-U, All items(3)

 235.346 235.276 235.524 235.680 234.292 233.458

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

   2.4 2.1 1.9 2.2 1.4 1.3

CPI-W, All items(4)

 229.717 229.827 229.998 230.186 228.309 227.025

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

   2.7 2.4 2.2 2.5 1.4 1.1

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.
Midwest Region - Quarterly Data
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2018

Employment Cost Index, Private Industry

Total Compensation(1)

 128.0 128.5 129.8 130.6 131.6

Compensation, 12-month % change

 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.8

Wages & Salaries(1)

 127.5 128.1 129.4 130.1 131.4

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change

 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.5 3.1

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

Data extracted on: January 18, 2019

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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