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News Releases:
Aug
04
Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area — June 2026

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.9 percent in the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in June 2026.

Aug
04
Changing Compensation Costs in the Detroit Metropolitan Area — June 2026

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.4 percent in the Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in June 2026.

Aug
04
Changing Compensation Costs in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area — June 2026

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 1.7 percent in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in June 2026.

Aug
03
Occupational Employment and Wages in La Crosse-Onalaska — May 2025

Workers in the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.18 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54.

Aug
03
Occupational Employment and Wages in Madison — May 2025

Workers in the Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $34.13 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54.

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