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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.

News Releases:

Jan

Consumer Expenditures for the Dallas Metropolitan Area — 2023–2024

Households in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, metropolitan area spent an average of $81,954 per year in 2023–24, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jan

Consumer Expenditures in the Houston Metropolitan Area — 2023–24

Households in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, metropolitan area spent an average of $85,377 per year in 2023–24, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Dec

Business Employment Dynamics in New Mexico — First Quarter 2025

From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job gains in private-sector establishments in New Mexico were 40,523, while gross job losses were 39,440, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Dec

Business Employment Dynamics in Texas — First Quarter 2025

From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job losses in private-sector establishments in Texas were 614,624, while gross job gains were 610,808, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Dec

Consumer Price Index, South Region — November 2025

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 2.2 percent for the 12 months ending November.

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