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Economy at a Glance
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South Region

South Region - Monthly Data
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Sept
2022
Oct
2022
Nov
2022
Dec
2022
Jan
2023
Feb
2023

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

(r)61,814.5 (r)61,831.0 (r)61,836.4 (r)61,841.2 61,946.9 62,097.5

Employment(1)

(r)59,722.4 (r)59,722.4 (r)59,742.0 (r)59,763.8 59,876.0 60,020.8

Unemployment(1)

(r)2,092.1 (r)2,108.6 (r)2,094.4 (r)2,077.4 2,070.9 2,076.7

Unemployment Rate(2)

(r)3.4 (r)3.4 (r)3.4 (r)3.4 3.3 3.3

Consumer Price Index

CPI-U, All items(3)

287.656 288.836 288.991 288.205 290.438 292.285

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

  8.7 8.1 7.7 7.0 6.9 6.4

CPI-W, All items(4)

283.777 284.717 284.698 283.431 285.907 287.708

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

  8.8 8.0 7.5 6.7 6.6 6.0

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.
(r) Revised

South Region - Quarterly Data
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4th Qtr
2021
1st Qtr
2022
2nd Qtr
2022
3rd Qtr
2022
4th Qtr
2022

Employment Cost Index, Private Industry

Total Compensation(1)

145.6 147.5 150.5 151.8 152.9

Compensation, 12-month % change

4.5 4.6 5.8 5.0 5.0

Wages & Salaries(1)

148.4 149.9 153.2 154.7 155.9

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change

5.1 4.8 5.9 5.0 5.1

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

Data extracted on: March 24, 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