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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest Region increased 0.4 percent in August.
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $41.85 per hour in the South to $54.76 in the Northeast in June 2026.
Employment declined in 8 of the 15 largest counties in Ohio from March 2025 to March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2026 |
Apr 2026 |
May 2026 |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
5,922.6 | 5,911.8 | 5,896.7 | 5,882.3 | 5,867.2 | (p)5,857.4 | |
Employment(1) |
5,679.1 | 5,679.8 | 5,678.1 | 5,673.4 | 5,667.6 | (p)5,662.1 | |
Unemployment(1) |
243.5 | 232.0 | 218.5 | 208.9 | 199.6 | (p)195.3 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | (p)3.3 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
5,679.3 | 5,687.4 | 5,682.1 | 5,684.9 | 5,686.6 | (p)5,688.7 | |
12-month % change |
0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | (p)0.2 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.2 | (p)9.2 | |
12-month % change |
5.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | (p)2.2 | |
Construction(3) |
267.5 | 267.3 | 266.8 | 270.2 | 273.6 | (p)278.2 | |
12-month % change |
4.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 5.4 | (p)6.8 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
676.2 | 680.3 | 681.2 | 683.8 | 689.0 | (p)688.3 | |
12-month % change |
-0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | (p)1.8 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
1,049.3 | 1,052.6 | 1,051.0 | 1,049.9 | 1,047.1 | (p)1,050.6 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | (p)-0.2 | |
Information(3) |
65.7 | 66.1 | 65.5 | 64.4 | 63.3 | (p)63.8 | |
12-month % change |
-0.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -1.4 | -3.4 | (p)-2.3 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
309.8 | 310.1 | 309.6 | 309.7 | 310.9 | (p)309.5 | |
12-month % change |
-0.8 | -0.6 | -0.8 | -0.5 | -0.1 | (p)-0.5 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
730.5 | 728.7 | 728.7 | 729.5 | 727.7 | (p)727.1 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | (p)-0.4 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
998.1 | 998.9 | 998.8 | 999.5 | 999.3 | (p)997.2 | |
12-month % change |
1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | (p)0.1 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
570.3 | 572.8 | 571.2 | 569.2 | 570.1 | (p)568.2 | |
12-month % change |
0.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | (p)-0.4 | |
Other Services(3) |
212.1 | 210.5 | 209.6 | 209.9 | 209.9 | (p)209.7 | |
12-month % change |
-0.2 | -1.4 | -1.8 | -0.7 | -0.8 | (p)-0.9 | |
Government(3) |
790.5 | 790.8 | 790.4 | 789.6 | 786.5 | (p)786.9 | |
12-month % change |
-0.3 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -1.2 | (p)-1.2 | |
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