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Economy at a Glance
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Midwest Region

Midwest Region - Monthly Data
Data Series Back
Data		 May
2023		 June
2023		 July
2023		 Aug
2023		 Sept
2023		 Oct
2023

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 35,137.9 35,197.7 35,229.7 35,265.8 35,290.3 35,296.2

Employment(1)

 34,003.7 34,070.9 34,098.8 34,095.5 34,074.2 34,024.2

Unemployment(1)

 1,134.2 1,126.8 1,130.8 1,170.2 1,216.0 1,272.0

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.6

Consumer Price Index

CPI-U, All items(3)

 282.656 283.741 284.640 285.122 285.276 284.981

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

   3.7 2.4 2.9 3.4 3.2 2.9

CPI-W, All items(4)

 278.096 279.110 279.410 280.261 280.338 279.969

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

   3.2 1.7 2.1 2.9 2.7 2.5

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		 3rd Qtr
2022		 4th Qtr
2022		 1st Qtr
2023		 2nd Qtr
2023		 3rd Qtr
2023

Employment Cost Index, Private Industry

Total Compensation(1)

 151.8 152.8 154.6 156.4 157.5

Compensation, 12-month % change

 5.8 5.0 4.5 4.3 3.8

Wages & Salaries(1)

 153.0 154.0 155.8 157.7 158.9

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change

 6.0 5.0 4.6 4.4 3.9

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

Data extracted on: December 01, 2023

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