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Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $39.71 per hour in the South to $56.31 in the Northeast in March 2025.
Employment rose in 5 of the 7 largest counties in Wisconsin from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area advanced 0.6 percent in May.
Data Series | Back Data |
Dec 2024 |
Jan 2025 |
Feb 2025 |
Mar 2025 |
Apr 2025 |
May 2025 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)3,185.4 | 3,184.2 | 3,179.8 | 3,174.8 | 3,170.0 | (p)3,162.3 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)3,086.7 | 3,082.9 | 3,077.5 | 3,071.9 | 3,066.7 | (p)3,058.3 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)98.7 | 101.3 | 102.3 | 102.9 | 103.4 | (p)104.0 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | (p)3.3 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
3,047.6 | 3,049.9 | 3,045.2 | 3,055.2 | 3,050.5 | (p)3,049.5 | |
12-month % change |
0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | (p)0.5 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | (p)4.0 | |
12-month % change |
2.5 | 5.0 | 2.5 | -2.4 | 0.0 | (p)-2.4 | |
Construction(3) |
142.7 | 142.8 | 140.7 | 142.1 | 141.6 | (p)141.6 | |
12-month % change |
2.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 | (p)1.1 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
464.1 | 462.5 | 461.8 | 463.3 | 465.0 | (p)466.9 | |
12-month % change |
-1.8 | -1.9 | -1.8 | -1.4 | -0.8 | (p)-0.3 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
556.2 | 555.7 | 554.8 | 556.1 | 555.7 | (p)553.7 | |
12-month % change |
0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | (p)-0.1 | |
Information(3) |
48.5 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 48.3 | 47.7 | (p)48.2 | |
12-month % change |
2.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | (p)1.9 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
157.7 | 157.9 | 158.4 | 158.7 | 158.6 | (p)159.8 | |
12-month % change |
-1.5 | -1.3 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -0.6 | (p)0.1 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
334.0 | 331.6 | 333.0 | 336.9 | 333.0 | (p)332.5 | |
12-month % change |
1.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.9 | (p)0.5 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
487.6 | 489.5 | 491.7 | 492.1 | 492.7 | (p)493.3 | |
12-month % change |
1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | (p)1.9 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
288.6 | 287.2 | 285.6 | 288.7 | 287.4 | (p)287.3 | |
12-month % change |
0.5 | 0.8 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 | (p)-0.7 | |
Other Services(3) |
148.5 | 149.1 | 149.5 | 149.3 | 149.4 | (p)149.2 | |
12-month % change |
1.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | (p)1.8 | |
Government(3) |
415.6 | 420.9 | 417.1 | 415.7 | 415.3 | (p)413.0 | |
12-month % change |
0.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.3 | (p)0.7 | |
Footnotes |