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Consumer Price Index, South Region – March 2018
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 0.2 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in North Carolina – 2017
In 2017, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 8.2 percent in North Carolina.
Consumer Price Index, South Region – February 2018
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 0.6 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
North Carolina Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Oct 2017 |
Nov 2017 |
Dec 2017 |
Jan 2018 |
Feb 2018 |
Mar 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)4,968.5 | (2)4,967.6 | (2)4,966.1 | 4,969.9 | 4,974.3 | (p)4,978.0 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)4,747.2 | (2)4,745.7 | (2)4,744.3 | 4,747.6 | 4,752.0 | (p)4,755.4 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)221.3 | (2)221.9 | (2)221.8 | 222.3 | 222.4 | (p)222.5 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)4.5 | (2)4.5 | (2)4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | (p)4.5 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
4,435.4 | 4,437.2 | 4,449.2 | 4,458.6 | 4,467.9 | (p)4,472.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | (p)1.7 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 | (p)5.8 |
12-month % change |
|
3.6 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | (p)1.8 |
Construction(4) |
|
209.6 | 209.5 | 210.5 | 212.0 | 212.5 | (p)213.7 |
12-month % change |
|
3.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.4 | (p)3.2 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
467.0 | 467.5 | 468.1 | 469.1 | 470.3 | (p)469.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | (p)0.8 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
833.4 | 831.4 | 833.7 | 832.8 | 837.9 | (p)839.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | (p)1.8 |
Information(4) |
|
79.5 | 79.7 | 79.8 | 80.7 | 81.7 | (p)82.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 3.7 | (p)4.4 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
234.0 | 234.2 | 235.0 | 235.7 | 237.5 | (p)237.2 |
12-month % change |
|
2.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.2 | (p)2.8 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
624.7 | 627.2 | 631.7 | 634.6 | 632.3 | (p)630.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.8 | (p)2.5 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
600.4 | 601.8 | 602.7 | 602.5 | 602.9 | (p)605.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | (p)1.5 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
496.0 | 494.8 | 496.7 | 499.2 | 499.7 | (p)501.2 |
12-month % change |
|
2.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | (p)1.8 |
Other Services(4) |
|
150.6 | 150.8 | 150.8 | 150.5 | 151.7 | (p)151.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.5 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -0.7 | 0.1 | (p)0.3 |
Government(4) |
|
734.4 | 734.5 | 734.5 | 735.7 | 735.7 | (p)735.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | (p)0.7 |
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