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Economy at a Glance
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South Region

South 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)

 62,744.9 62,895.1 63,033.1 63,148.2 63,272.9 63,350.6

Employment(1)

 60,697.5 60,878.6 61,029.0 61,126.2 61,217.4 61,253.7

Unemployment(1)

 2,047.4 2,016.5 2,004.0 2,022.0 2,055.4 2,096.9

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3

Consumer Price Index

CPI-U, All items(3)

 295.889 296.789 297.279 298.975 299.657 299.394

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

   4.4 3.3 3.4 4.1 4.2 3.7

CPI-W, All items(4)

 291.229 292.119 292.783 294.901 295.225 294.801

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

   3.9 2.5 2.8 3.9 4.0 3.5

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.
South 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)

 151.8 152.9 155.1 157.1 158.8

Compensation, 12-month % change

 5.0 5.0 5.2 4.4 4.6

Wages & Salaries(1)

 154.7 155.9 158.0 160.2 162.1

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change

 5.0 5.1 5.4 4.6 4.8

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

Data extracted on: November 21, 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