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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 – June 2018
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $30.88 per hour in the Midwest to $41.55 in the Northeast during June 2018.
Women’s Earnings in Louisiana – 2017
In 2017, Louisiana women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $686 or 77.4 percent of the $886 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts.
Women’s Earnings in Oklahoma – 2017
In 2017, Oklahoma women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $685 or 79.7 percent of the $859 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts.
Parish Employment and Wages in Louisiana – First Quarter 2018
Employment rose in 4 of the 7 largest parishes in Louisiana from March 2017 to March 2018, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land – August 2018
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Houston area declined 0.5 percent in July and August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.