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Consumer Price Index, West Region — April 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.8 percent in April.
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Utah – 2018
In 2018, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 6.1 percent in Utah, significantly lower than the 7.7-percent rate for the nation.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — March 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.4 percent in March.
Utah Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2018 |
Dec 2018 |
Jan 2019 |
Feb 2019 |
Mar 2019 |
Apr 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)1,580.3 | (2)1,580.1 | 1,581.8 | 1,583.7 | 1,585.3 | (p)1,586.5 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)1,530.4 | (2)1,530.3 | 1,532.4 | 1,535.4 | 1,538.1 | (p)1,540.5 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)49.9 | (2)49.8 | 49.4 | 48.3 | 47.2 | (p)46.1 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)3.2 | (2)3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | (p)2.9 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
1,533.3 | 1,540.3 | 1,546.2 | 1,547.9 | 1,550.1 | (p)1,551.8 |
12-month % change |
|
3.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | (p)3.0 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
9.5 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | (p)9.7 |
12-month % change |
|
4.4 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | (p)3.2 |
Construction(4) |
|
103.6 | 104.4 | 104.7 | 105.3 | 106.5 | (p)105.8 |
12-month % change |
|
2.7 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.8 | (p)1.9 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
135.1 | 135.1 | 135.7 | 136.0 | 137.4 | (p)138.0 |
12-month % change |
|
3.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | (p)4.5 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
290.0 | 290.8 | 292.0 | 291.4 | 291.0 | (p)289.9 |
12-month % change |
|
3.1 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | (p)2.4 |
Information(4) |
|
39.3 | 40.9 | 40.5 | 40.1 | 39.8 | (p)40.0 |
12-month % change |
|
2.6 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 6.4 | (p)5.5 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
87.9 | 88.7 | 89.2 | 89.7 | 90.3 | (p)90.7 |
12-month % change |
|
3.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | (p)3.9 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
216.5 | 217.1 | 218.4 | 219.2 | 218.9 | (p)219.7 |
12-month % change |
|
2.8 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.8 | (p)2.1 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
205.3 | 206.1 | 208.0 | 209.3 | 209.1 | (p)210.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | (p)3.4 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
153.5 | 154.7 | 155.8 | 154.8 | 154.9 | (p)154.3 |
12-month % change |
|
6.1 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 5.5 | (p)5.5 |
Other Services(4) |
|
41.9 | 41.9 | 41.4 | 41.2 | 41.2 | (p)41.5 |
12-month % change |
|
3.7 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | (p)1.5 |
Government(4) |
|
250.7 | 251.1 | 250.8 | 251.2 | 251.3 | (p)251.9 |
12-month % change |
|
2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | (p)2.0 |
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