South Region

South Region - Monthly Data
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2017

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 59,076.7 59,208.2 59,174.9 59,116.1 59,051.2 59,022.7

Employment(1)

 56,219.4 56,399.1 56,480.7 56,527.0 56,552.9 56,558.1

Unemployment(1)

 2,857.3 2,809.1 2,694.2 2,589.1 2,498.4 2,464.6

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.2

Consumer Price Index

CPI-U, All items(3)

 236.154 236.728 236.774 237.346 236.942 237.892

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

   2.2 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.9

CPI-W, All items(4)

 231.920 232.552 232.494 233.064 232.658 233.691

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

   2.2 2.0 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.8

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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2017

Employment Cost Index, Private Industry

Total Compensation(1)

 125.9 126.2 126.2 127.1 127.9

Compensation, 12-month % change

 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.6

Wages & Salaries(1)

 126.5 126.8 126.7 127.7 128.6

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change

 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.8 1.7

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

Data extracted on: September 19, 2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Geographically based survey data available from BLS:

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