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Nov
23
Average Energy Prices, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — October 2020
Gasoline prices averaged $2.253 per gallon in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area in October 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Nov
16
Business Employment Dynamics in Wisconsin — First Quarter 2020
From December 2019 to March 2020, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Wisconsin were 126,388.
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.
Wisconsin Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
May 2020 |
June 2020 |
July 2020 |
Aug 2020 |
Sept 2020 |
Oct 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
3,103.2 | 3,062.8 | 3,026.5 | 3,054.9 | 3,144.4 | (p)3,133.2 |
Employment(1) |
|
2,726.6 | 2,798.2 | 2,810.7 | 2,862.6 | 2,974.9 | (p)2,953.8 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
376.7 | 264.6 | 215.8 | 192.3 | 169.5 | (p)179.4 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
12.1 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 5.4 | (p)5.7 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
2,589.5 | 2,691.2 | 2,720.5 | 2,757.2 | 2,782.4 | (p)2,767.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-13.1 | -9.9 | -8.8 | -7.4 | -6.4 | (p)-6.9 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | (p)3.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-14.3 | -14.6 | -16.7 | -12.2 | -12.2 | (p)-12.2 |
Construction(3) |
|
119.5 | 120.9 | 122.7 | 123.9 | 122.0 | (p)126.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.6 | -2.8 | -1.3 | -0.4 | -2.0 | (p)2.0 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
452.5 | 450.8 | 455.8 | 456.5 | 461.0 | (p)463.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.6 | -6.9 | -5.9 | -5.6 | -4.5 | (p)-3.7 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
486.7 | 506.7 | 508.1 | 515.6 | 518.7 | (p)517.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-9.0 | -5.4 | -4.8 | -3.4 | -2.6 | (p)-2.3 |
Information(3) |
|
39.4 | 39.6 | 39.5 | 39.9 | 39.9 | (p)39.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-15.8 | -16.3 | -16.3 | -15.1 | -15.1 | (p)-15.2 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
151.3 | 151.6 | 150.5 | 151.5 | 154.3 | (p)153.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.0 | -1.7 | -2.5 | -1.8 | 0.0 | (p)-0.5 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
287.5 | 296.8 | 297.3 | 300.0 | 301.1 | (p)305.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-12.0 | -9.3 | -8.4 | -7.7 | -7.1 | (p)-5.9 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
421.4 | 434.7 | 443.7 | 444.5 | 439.6 | (p)435.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-9.0 | -6.2 | -4.4 | -4.4 | -5.3 | (p)-6.6 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
149.7 | 197.0 | 203.0 | 208.0 | 216.7 | (p)209.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-47.4 | -30.9 | -28.6 | -26.6 | -23.2 | (p)-26.2 |
Other Services(3) |
|
122.5 | 130.1 | 132.1 | 132.2 | 134.7 | (p)135.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-19.8 | -14.9 | -13.5 | -13.4 | -11.5 | (p)-10.7 |
Government(3) |
|
355.4 | 359.5 | 364.3 | 381.5 | 390.8 | (p)378.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-12.1 | -12.2 | -10.9 | -5.7 | -3.4 | (p)-6.9 |
|
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