South Region

South Region - Monthly Data
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2018

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 59,968.7 59,963.5 59,921.3 59,938.2 59,970.9 60,047.5

Employment(1)

 57,611.4 57,646.8 57,659.8 57,715.8 57,781.4 57,862.9

Unemployment(1)

 2,357.4 2,316.7 2,261.5 2,222.4 2,189.4 2,184.6

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6

Consumer Price Index

CPI-U, All items(3)

 243.776 243.605 243.640 244.163 243.484 242.150

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

   2.9 2.4 1.7 2.1 1.9 1.5

CPI-W, All items(4)

 239.787 239.743 239.707 240.241 239.179 237.492

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

   3.1 2.6 1.7 2.3 1.9 1.3

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.
South Region - Quarterly Data
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2018

Employment Cost Index, Private Industry

Total Compensation(1)

 128.7 129.2 130.4 131.4 132.0

Compensation, 12-month % change

 2.0 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.6

Wages & Salaries(1)

 129.5 130.1 131.3 132.3 133.0

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change

 2.1 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.7

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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