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Jan
15
Consumer Price Index, West Region — December 2024

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jan
15
Consumer Price Index, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land area – December 2024

Prices in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), fell 1.1 percent for the two months ending in December 2024.

Jan
15
Consumer Price Index, South Region — December 2024

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South was unchanged in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jan
03
Dallas-Fort Worth Area Employment — November 2024

Total nonfarm employment for the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, metropolitan area increased by 64,500 over the year in November.

Dec
18
Oklahoma Job Openings and Labor Turnover — October 2024

Oklahoma had 116,000 job openings in October 2024, compared to 90,000 openings in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

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