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Economy at a Glance
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South Region

South Region - Monthly Data
Data Series Back
Data		 July
2021		 Aug
2021		 Sept
2021		 Oct
2021		 Nov
2021		 Dec
2021

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 60,316.7 60,432.7 60,502.4 60,565.9 60,669.8  

Employment(1)

 57,277.6 57,487.7 57,676.5 57,853.4 58,071.1  

Unemployment(1)

 3,039.1 2,944.9 2,826.0 2,712.5 2,598.7  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.5 4.3  

Consumer Price Index

CPI-U, All items(3)

 263.013 263.728 264.593 267.160 268.360 269.263

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

   5.8 5.6 5.8 6.6 7.2 7.4

CPI-W, All items(4)

 259.259 259.972 260.839 263.514 264.924 265.732

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

   6.2 6.1 6.2 7.2 7.9 8.1

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
Data Series Back
Data		 3rd Qtr
2020		 4th Qtr
2020		 1st Qtr
2021		 2nd Qtr
2021		 3rd Qtr
2021

Employment Cost Index, Private Industry

Total Compensation(1)

 138.4 139.3 141.0 142.3 144.6

Compensation, 12-month % change

 2.3 2.6 3.1 3.1 4.5

Wages & Salaries(1)

 140.1 141.2 143.1 144.7 147.4

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change

 2.5 2.8 3.4 3.6 5.2

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

Data extracted on: January 14, 2022

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