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News Releases:

Nov

Changing Compensation Costs in the Dallas Metropolitan Area — September 2024

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.8 percent in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended September 2024.

Nov

Changing Compensation Costs in the Houston Metropolitan Area — September 2024

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.6 percent in the Houston-The Woodlands, TX, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended September 2024.

Oct

Consumer Expenditures for the Dallas Metropolitan Area — 2022–2023

Households in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, metropolitan area spent an average of $76,888 per year in 2022–23, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Oct

Consumer Expenditures in the Houston Metropolitan Area — 2022–23

Households in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, metropolitan area spent an average of $80,170 per year in 2022–23, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Oct

Arkansas Job Openings and Labor Turnover — August 2024

Arkansas had 79,000 job openings in August 2024, compared to 74,000 openings in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

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