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Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – September 2019
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – June 2019
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $31.20 per hour in the South to $38.97 in the Northeast during June 2019.
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – August 2019
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Iowa Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2019 |
Apr 2019 |
May 2019 |
June 2019 |
July 2019 |
Aug 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
1,706.1 | 1,710.5 | 1,714.0 | 1,717.9 | 1,723.2 | (p)1,729.9 |
Employment(1) |
|
1,665.6 | 1,670.2 | 1,673.3 | 1,676.5 | 1,680.4 | (p)1,686.2 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
40.5 | 40.3 | 40.7 | 41.4 | 42.8 | (p)43.8 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | (p)2.5 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,584.5 | 1,589.0 | 1,589.3 | 1,593.1 | 1,594.9 | (p)1,595.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | (p)0.8 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | (p)2.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.8 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | -4.0 | (p)-4.0 |
Construction(3) |
|
74.8 | 77.3 | 77.4 | 78.5 | 79.2 | (p)80.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.1 | 2.5 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | (p)3.0 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
227.8 | 228.4 | 228.5 | 229.9 | 229.4 | (p)229.2 |
12-month % change |
|
3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.8 | (p)2.9 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
310.7 | 311.3 | 310.8 | 311.6 | 312.0 | (p)311.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.5 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -0.2 | (p)-0.2 |
Information(3) |
|
21.5 | 21.2 | 21.0 | 20.8 | 20.6 | (p)20.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.2 | -4.1 | -5.0 | -5.9 | -6.8 | (p)-5.9 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
109.1 | 108.7 | 109.0 | 108.4 | 107.7 | (p)108.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -1.4 | (p)-0.6 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
141.5 | 142.3 | 141.8 | 140.5 | 141.9 | (p)142.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 | (p)1.6 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
235.2 | 236.0 | 236.1 | 236.3 | 236.3 | (p)234.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | (p)0.0 |
|
|
144.3 | 143.4 | 143.2 | 143.7 | 143.9 | (p)143.7 | |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | (p)0.3 |
Other Services(3) |
|
57.4 | 58.1 | 58.1 | 59.5 | 59.7 | (p)59.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | (p)4.4 |
Government(3) |
|
259.7 | 259.8 | 260.8 | 261.4 | 261.8 | (p)262.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | (p)0.5 |
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