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Nov
12
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – October 2020
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), inched down 0.1 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Oct
13
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – September 2020
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.2 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Sep
17
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – June 2020
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $31.66 per hour in the South to $40.69 in the West during June 2020.
Iowa Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
May 2020 |
June 2020 |
July 2020 |
Aug 2020 |
Sept 2020 |
Oct 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
1,694.1 | 1,644.2 | 1,626.5 | 1,624.5 | 1,637.9 | (p)1,632.9 |
Employment(1) |
|
1,521.2 | 1,506.5 | 1,516.2 | 1,522.8 | 1,559.1 | (p)1,574.3 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
173.0 | 137.7 | 110.3 | 101.7 | 78.7 | (p)58.5 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
10.2 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 4.8 | (p)3.6 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,414.6 | 1,459.3 | 1,487.7 | 1,492.2 | 1,502.2 | (p)1,512.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-10.8 | -7.8 | -6.2 | -5.9 | -5.2 | (p)-4.7 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | (p)2.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-12.0 | -12.5 | -12.5 | -12.5 | -16.0 | (p)-8.3 |
Construction(3) |
|
71.3 | 69.5 | 69.1 | 69.1 | 66.7 | (p)71.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-8.7 | -11.0 | -12.0 | -12.0 | -14.7 | (p)-8.6 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
215.2 | 215.7 | 217.3 | 218.2 | 220.9 | (p)221.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.9 | -4.9 | -4.1 | -3.5 | -2.1 | (p)-2.2 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
293.7 | 299.3 | 299.7 | 299.1 | 301.5 | (p)304.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.4 | -3.3 | -3.4 | -3.4 | -2.6 | (p)-1.7 |
Information(3) |
|
19.7 | 20.0 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 19.5 | (p)19.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.9 | -6.1 | -7.1 | -7.1 | -6.7 | (p)-8.6 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
107.6 | 106.9 | 107.6 | 107.5 | 108.0 | (p)109.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.2 | -2.8 | -2.2 | -2.5 | -1.8 | (p)-0.3 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
124.9 | 126.8 | 131.4 | 130.8 | 130.6 | (p)132.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-10.4 | -9.1 | -5.6 | -6.0 | -5.8 | (p)-5.0 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
211.7 | 221.4 | 225.2 | 224.9 | 224.5 | (p)225.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-10.0 | -5.7 | -4.0 | -4.2 | -4.5 | (p)-4.0 |
|
|
84.8 | 104.2 | 113.1 | 114.5 | 119.1 | (p)118.5 | |
12-month % change |
|
-41.1 | -27.6 | -21.7 | -20.9 | -17.5 | (p)-18.9 |
Other Services(3) |
|
50.0 | 52.3 | 52.9 | 53.7 | 54.2 | (p)54.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-13.8 | -10.3 | -9.6 | -8.4 | -7.7 | (p)-8.3 |
Government(3) |
|
233.5 | 241.1 | 249.6 | 252.7 | 255.1 | (p)253.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-10.5 | -6.5 | -4.1 | -2.7 | -2.3 | (p)-2.6 |
|
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