Midwest Region

Midwest Region - Monthly Data
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Data		 Sept
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2018		 Dec
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2019

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)34,805.1 (2)34,827.7 (2)34,840.3 (2)34,844.1 34,904.2 34,953.0

Employment(1)

 (2)33,547.9 (2)33,563.3 (2)33,568.0 (2)33,568.9 33,612.1 33,663.8

Unemployment(1)

 (2)1,257.2 (2)1,264.4 (2)1,272.3 (2)1,275.1 1,292.1 1,289.2

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)3.6 (2)3.6 (2)3.7 (2)3.7 3.7 3.7

Consumer Price Index

CPI-U, All items(4)

 235.524 235.680 234.292 233.458 233.837 235.444

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

   1.9 2.2 1.4 1.3 0.8 1.3

CPI-W, All items(5)

 229.998 230.186 228.309 227.025 227.311 229.110

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

   2.2 2.5 1.4 1.1 0.5 1.1

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.
(3) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(4) All Urban Consumers, Base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
Midwest Region - Quarterly Data
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Data		 4th Qtr
2017		 1st Qtr
2018		 2nd Qtr
2018		 3rd Qtr
2018		 4th Qtr
2018

Employment Cost Index, Private Industry

Total Compensation(1)

 128.5 129.8 130.6 131.6 132.3

Compensation, 12-month % change

 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.8 3.0

Wages & Salaries(1)

 128.1 129.4 130.1 131.4 132.3

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change

 2.2 2.4 2.5 3.1 3.3

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

Data extracted on: March 22, 2019

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Geographically based survey data available from BLS:

Employment & Unemployment

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