South Region

South Region - Monthly Data
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Data		 Dec
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2017

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)58,568.6 58,724.6 58,905.7 59,076.7 59,208.2 59,174.9

Employment(1)

 (2)55,665.0 55,795.2 55,997.2 56,219.4 56,399.1 56,480.7

Unemployment(1)

 (2)2,903.6 2,929.4 2,908.6 2,857.3 2,809.1 2,694.2

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)5.0 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.6

Consumer Price Index

CPI-U, All items(4)

 234.204 235.492 236.052 236.154 236.728 236.774

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

   2.0 2.6 2.8 2.2 2.0 1.7

CPI-W, All items(5)

 230.016 231.413 231.825 231.920 232.552 232.494

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

   2.0 2.7 2.9 2.2 2.0 1.6

Footnotes
 (1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.
(3) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(4) All Urban Consumers, Base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
South Region - Quarterly Data
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Data		 1st Qtr
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2017

Employment Cost Index, Private Industry

Total Compensation(1)

 125.1 125.9 126.2 126.2 127.1

Compensation, 12-month % change

 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.6

Wages & Salaries(1)

 125.4 126.5 126.8 126.7 127.7

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change

 1.7 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.8

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

Data extracted on: June 20, 2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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