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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 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.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region rose 0.2 percent in May.
Data Series | Back Data |
Dec 2024 |
Jan 2025 |
Feb 2025 |
Mar 2025 |
Apr 2025 |
May 2025 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)1,717.7 | 1,720.8 | 1,720.9 | 1,722.7 | 1,727.7 | (p)1,731.6 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)1,661.4 | 1,664.2 | 1,663.6 | 1,664.1 | 1,667.0 | (p)1,669.1 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)56.3 | 56.6 | 57.3 | 58.6 | 60.7 | (p)62.4 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | (p)3.6 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
1,592.8 | 1,595.9 | 1,593.8 | 1,594.0 | 1,598.5 | (p)1,593.3 | |
12-month % change |
-0.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -0.2 | (p)-0.5 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | (p)2.2 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 0.0 | -4.3 | -4.3 | -8.7 | (p)0.0 | |
Construction(3) |
82.8 | 82.6 | 82.9 | 84.1 | 86.9 | (p)86.6 | |
12-month % change |
-2.7 | -2.5 | -3.6 | -4.0 | 0.7 | (p)1.3 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
217.8 | 217.1 | 217.5 | 217.8 | 216.9 | (p)216.3 | |
12-month % change |
-3.3 | -3.3 | -3.4 | -3.3 | -3.5 | (p)-3.7 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
311.0 | 312.0 | 312.3 | 313.2 | 311.4 | (p)310.4 | |
12-month % change |
-0.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 | (p)-0.7 | |
Information(3) |
17.9 | 18.0 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 18.2 | (p)18.0 | |
12-month % change |
-2.2 | -0.6 | -2.2 | -1.7 | 0.0 | (p)-0.6 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
105.6 | 105.4 | 105.2 | 105.3 | 106.0 | (p)104.8 | |
12-month % change |
-1.5 | -1.3 | -1.4 | -1.1 | -0.5 | (p)-1.5 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
145.0 | 144.1 | 143.5 | 141.8 | 143.0 | (p)141.8 | |
12-month % change |
-0.8 | -1.8 | -2.0 | -3.2 | -2.4 | (p)-3.1 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
242.0 | 243.0 | 244.2 | 244.2 | 244.5 | (p)243.2 | |
12-month % change |
1.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | (p)1.7 | |
142.7 | 142.8 | 142.9 | 141.8 | 142.9 | (p)142.3 | ||
12-month % change |
-0.1 | 2.1 | -0.4 | -1.2 | -0.8 | (p)-1.1 | |
Other Services(3) |
56.0 | 56.1 | 56.3 | 56.8 | 57.5 | (p)57.6 | |
12-month % change |
0.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.6 | (p)3.8 | |
Government(3) |
269.7 | 272.6 | 269.1 | 269.0 | 269.1 | (p)270.1 | |
12-month % change |
1.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | (p)1.1 | |
Footnotes |