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Economic Summaries are specialized products that combine data graphically from subjects such as unemployment, inflation, and wages into a single document for selected metropolitan areas. To view a specific area in this region, use the dropdown list below or click here.
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $39.71 per hour in the South to $56.31 in the Northeast in March 2025.
Employment rose in 7 of the 12 largest counties with published data in Illinois from December 2023 to December 2024.
Employment rose in 4 of the 9 largest counties in Indiana from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Employment fell in 3 of the 4 largest counties in Iowa from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Employment fell in 6 of the 10 largest counties in Michigan from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.