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News Releases:
Feb
19
Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area — December 2025

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.9 percent in the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in December 2025.

Feb
19
Changing Compensation Costs in the Detroit Metropolitan Area — December 2025

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 1.9 percent in the Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in December 2025.

Feb
19
Changing Compensation Costs in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area — December 2025

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.8 percent in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in December 2025.

Feb
13
Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area — January 2026

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin advanced 0.4 percent in January.

Feb
13
Consumer Price Index, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area – January 2026

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area advanced 0.8 percent for the two months ending in January 2026.

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