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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:

Apr

Arkansas Job Openings and Labor Turnover — February 2025

Arkansas had 86,000 job openings in February 2025, compared to 78,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Apr

Louisiana Job Openings and Labor Turnover — February 2025

Louisiana had 108,000 job openings in February 2025, compared to 111,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Apr

Texas Job Openings and Labor Turnover — February 2025

Texas had 603,000 job openings in February 2025, compared to 608,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Apr

Consumer Price Index, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington – March 2025

Prices in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), fell 0.4 percent in February and March, up 1.4 percent over the year

Apr

Consumer Price Index, West Region — March 2025

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West Region advanced 0.5 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

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