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Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.2 percent in August.
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $36.11 per hour in the South to $47.54 in the Northeast in June 2023.
Nebraska had 62,000 job openings in June 2023, compared to 63,000 openings in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2023 |
Apr 2023 |
May 2023 |
June 2023 |
July 2023 |
Aug 2023 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
1,060.5 | 1,061.4 | 1,062.4 | 1,062.8 | 1,061.9 | (p)1,060.1 | |
Employment(1) |
1,037.9 | 1,040.2 | 1,041.8 | 1,042.3 | 1,041.1 | (p)1,039.0 | |
Unemployment(1) |
22.6 | 21.2 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 20.8 | (p)21.1 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | (p)2.0 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
1,044.4 | 1,043.0 | 1,041.7 | 1,045.9 | 1,045.6 | (p)1,042.9 | |
12-month % change |
2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | (p)1.4 | |
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3) |
62.6 | 61.8 | 61.8 | 61.6 | 63.4 | (p)62.7 | |
12-month % change |
7.0 | 6.4 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.1 | (p)5.6 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
105.8 | 105.8 | 106.3 | 106.9 | 106.1 | (p)105.9 | |
12-month % change |
3.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.3 | (p)1.9 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
197.3 | 198.3 | 198.0 | 198.4 | 198.5 | (p)198.1 | |
12-month % change |
0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | (p)1.0 | |
Information(3) |
18.2 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.3 | 18.3 | (p)18.1 | |
12-month % change |
1.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | (p)0.6 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
70.1 | 69.9 | 69.9 | 70.5 | 70.2 | (p)69.8 | |
12-month % change |
-1.8 | -2.2 | -2.1 | -1.0 | -1.5 | (p)-2.2 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
121.7 | 119.9 | 117.9 | 118.4 | 118.8 | (p)118.8 | |
12-month % change |
0.3 | -1.3 | -3.3 | -3.1 | -3.5 | (p)-4.0 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
160.2 | 160.7 | 161.0 | 161.1 | 160.4 | (p)160.3 | |
12-month % change |
3.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.6 | (p)2.4 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
97.4 | 97.6 | 97.7 | 97.0 | 96.6 | (p)96.4 | |
12-month % change |
6.7 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 4.9 | (p)4.4 | |
Other Services(3) |
38.8 | 38.8 | 38.8 | 39.2 | 40.3 | (p)40.4 | |
12-month % change |
5.4 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 8.0 | (p)8.3 | |
Government(3) |
172.3 | 172.1 | 172.2 | 174.5 | 173.0 | (p)172.4 | |
12-month % change |
1.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | (p)1.6 | |
Footnotes |