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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.
News Releases:
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – March 2019
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $31.15 per hour in the South to $39.07 in the Northeast during March 2019.
County Employment and Wages in Arkansas – Fourth Quarter 2018
Employment increased in the three largest Arkansas counties from December 2017 to December 2018, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Occupational Employment and Wages in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land – May 2018
Workers in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.10 in May 2018, about 4 percent above the nationwide average of $24.98.
Consumer Price Index, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington — May 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington rose 0.4 percent in April and May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — May 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.5 percent in May.