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Economy at a Glance
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Midwest Region

Midwest Region - Monthly Data
Data Series Back
Data		 Mar
2024		 Apr
2024		 May
2024		 June
2024		 July
2024		 Aug
2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 35,213.6 35,245.0 35,274.3 35,305.0 35,368.2 35,380.5

Employment(1)

 33,952.5 33,968.0 33,966.8 33,952.1 33,950.6 33,945.2

Unemployment(1)

 1,261.1 1,277.0 1,307.5 1,352.9 1,417.6 1,435.4

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.8 4.0 4.1

Consumer Price Index

CPI-U, All items(3)

 288.301 289.718 290.355 290.779 292.256 292.559

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

   2.8 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.6

CPI-W, All items(4)

 283.397 284.720 285.297 285.608 287.104 287.433

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

   2.8 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.8 2.6

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
Data Series Back
Data		 2nd Qtr
2023		 3rd Qtr
2023		 4th Qtr
2023		 1st Qtr
2024		 2nd Qtr
2024

Employment Cost Index, Private Industry

Total Compensation(1)

 156.4 157.5 158.5 160.7 162.1

Compensation, 12-month % change

 4.3 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.6

Wages & Salaries(1)

 157.7 158.9 160.1 162.3 163.5

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change

 4.4 3.9 4.0 4.2 3.7

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

Data extracted on: October 04, 2024

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.

 

Geographically based survey data available from BLS:

Employment & Unemployment

Prices & Living Conditions

Compensation & Working Conditions