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Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.1 percent in June.
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $39.04 per hour in the South to $52.91 in the Northeast in March 2024.
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.2 percent in May.
Data Series | Back Data |
Jan 2024 |
Feb 2024 |
Mar 2024 |
Apr 2024 |
May 2024 |
June 2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
481.6 | 481.5 | 481.4 | 481.5 | 481.5 | (p)481.7 | |
Employment(1) |
471.7 | 471.4 | 471.5 | 471.7 | 471.9 | (p)472.2 | |
Unemployment(1) |
9.9 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.6 | (p)9.5 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | (p)2.0 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
467.9 | 469.1 | 470.0 | 467.4 | 468.2 | (p)467.7 | |
12-month % change |
2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | (p)1.3 | |
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3) |
32.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 31.5 | 31.0 | (p)31.0 | |
12-month % change |
11.9 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 9.4 | 6.2 | (p)5.4 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
45.6 | 45.4 | 44.9 | 44.9 | 44.6 | (p)44.3 | |
12-month % change |
0.4 | 0.2 | -1.3 | -0.9 | -1.3 | (p)-2.2 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
91.4 | 91.7 | 92.2 | 91.4 | 91.9 | (p)92.3 | |
12-month % change |
1.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | (p)0.7 | |
Information(3) |
5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | (p)5.0 | |
12-month % change |
-3.8 | -2.0 | -1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | (p)-2.0 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
27.5 | 27.5 | 27.6 | 27.2 | 27.6 | (p)27.0 | |
12-month % change |
-1.4 | -1.4 | -0.7 | -1.8 | -1.1 | (p)-3.2 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
37.6 | 37.7 | 38.1 | 38.2 | 37.9 | (p)37.9 | |
12-month % change |
1.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 1.6 | (p)0.8 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
77.4 | 77.9 | 78.1 | 77.6 | 78.1 | (p)77.5 | |
12-month % change |
1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.4 | (p)1.2 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
50.3 | 50.8 | 50.8 | 50.5 | 50.9 | (p)51.3 | |
12-month % change |
3.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | (p)3.6 | |
Other Services(3) |
18.7 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 18.1 | (p)18.4 | |
12-month % change |
4.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.6 | (p)1.1 | |
Government(3) |
82.4 | 82.6 | 82.6 | 82.5 | 82.9 | (p)83.0 | |
12-month % change |
2.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | (p)3.0 | |
Footnotes |