South Region

South Region - Monthly Data

Data Series	Back Data	Jan 2024	Feb 2024	Mar 2024	Apr 2024	May 2024	June 2024
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		63,172.3	63,227.6	63,293.2	63,379.3	63,444.1	63,527.0
Employment(1)		61,019.7	61,063.5	61,111.6	61,182.7	61,244.5	61,307.5
Unemployment(1)		2,152.7	2,164.1	2,181.7	2,196.6	2,199.6	2,219.5
Unemployment Rate(2)		3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5
Consumer Price Index
CPI-U, All items(3)		300.421	303.144	304.490	305.104	305.296	305.357
CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change		3.4	3.7	3.8	3.3	3.2	2.9
CPI-W, All items(4)		295.245	298.113	299.665	300.498	300.552	300.404
CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change		3.3	3.6	3.8	3.3	3.2	2.8
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

Data Series	Back Data	1st Qtr 2023	2nd Qtr 2023	3rd Qtr 2023	4th Qtr 2023	1st Qtr 2024
Employment Cost Index, Private Industry
Total Compensation(1)		155.1	157.1	158.8	159.7	161.8
Compensation, 12-month % change		5.2	4.4	4.6	4.4	4.3
Wages & Salaries(1)		158.0	160.2	162.1	163.1	165.2
Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change		5.4	4.6	4.8	4.6	4.6
Footnotes (1) Private industry workers, Base: December 2005=100, quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted.

Data extracted on: July 24, 2024

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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