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Economy at a Glance
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West Region

West Region - Monthly Data
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Data
Aug
2024
Sept
2024
Oct
2024
Nov
2024
Dec
2024
Jan
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

39,882.1 39,901.6 39,917.1 39,900.6 39,904.1  

Employment(1)

38,035.4 38,033.1 38,024.9 37,988.5 37,981.2  

Unemployment(1)

1,846.7 1,868.5 1,892.2 1,912.1 1,922.9  

Unemployment Rate(2)

4.6 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.8  

Consumer Price Index

CPI-U, All items(3)

333.442 334.265 334.558 334.218 334.084 335.989

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

  2.2 2.1 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.4

CPI-W, All items(4)

324.943 325.985 326.153 325.671 325.543 327.503

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

  2.1 1.9 1.9 2.3 2.5 2.5

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.

West Region - Quarterly Data
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Data
4th Qtr
2023
1st Qtr
2024
2nd Qtr
2024
3rd Qtr
2024
4th Qtr
2024

Employment Cost Index, Private Industry

Total Compensation(1)

166.1 168.7 171.0 172.1 173.2

Compensation, 12-month % change

4.1 4.1 4.6 4.4 4.3

Wages & Salaries(1)

169.5 172.2 174.5 175.7 177.0

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change

4.4 4.3 4.9 4.6 4.4

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

Data extracted on: February 14, 2025

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