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Economy at a Glance
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South Region

South Region - Monthly Data
Data Series Back
Data		 Feb
2022		 Mar
2022		 Apr
2022		 May
2022		 June
2022		 July
2022

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 60,822.0 61,029.2 61,251.1 61,481.5 61,622.7  

Employment(1)

 58,501.0 58,800.3 59,061.1 59,332.4 59,506.2  

Unemployment(1)

 2,321.0 2,229.0 2,189.9 2,149.1 2,116.4  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.4  

Consumer Price Index

CPI-U, All items(3)

 274.688 278.598 279.879 283.307 287.427 287.608

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

   8.4 9.1 8.8 9.2 9.8 9.4

CPI-W, All items(4)

 271.367 275.672 276.743 280.365 285.104 284.904

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

   9.1 9.8 9.4 9.8 10.6 9.9

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		 2nd Qtr
2021		 3rd Qtr
2021		 4th Qtr
2021		 1st Qtr
2022		 2nd Qtr
2022

Employment Cost Index, Private Industry

Total Compensation(1)

 142.3 144.6 145.6 147.5 150.5

Compensation, 12-month % change

 3.1 4.5 4.5 4.6 5.8

Wages & Salaries(1)

 144.7 147.4 148.4 149.9 153.2

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change

 3.6 5.2 5.1 4.8 5.9

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

Data extracted on: August 11, 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