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Economic Summaries:
Economic Summaries are specialized products that combine data graphically from subjects such as unemployment, inflation, and wages into a single document for selected metropolitan areas. To view a specific area in this region, use the dropdown list below or click here.
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $41.21 per hour in the South to $53.99 in the Northeast in December 2025.
Employment rose in 4 of the 7 largest counties in Alabama from September 2024 to September 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Employment fell in 16 of the 27 largest counties in Florida from September 2024 to September 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Employment rose in 8 of the 12 largest counties in Georgia from September 2024 to September 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Among Kentucky’s three largest counties, employment declined in Jefferson from September 2024 to September 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.