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Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $38.48 per hour in the South to $52.32 in the Northeast in December 2023.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.9 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 6.8 percent in Louisiana.
Data Series | Back Data |
Aug 2023 |
Sept 2023 |
Oct 2023 |
Nov 2023 |
Dec 2023 |
Jan 2024 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)2,071.9 | (r)2,074.4 | (r)2,077.0 | (r)2,077.6 | (r)2,077.6 | (p)2,079.4 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)1,996.9 | (r)1,995.2 | (r)1,994.2 | (r)1,994.4 | (r)1,995.0 | (p)1,994.3 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)75.0 | (r)79.2 | (r)82.7 | (r)83.2 | (r)82.6 | (p)85.1 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)3.6 | (r)3.8 | (r)4.0 | (r)4.0 | (r)4.0 | (p)4.1 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
1,954.2 | 1,956.7 | 1,956.0 | 1,950.6 | 1,950.8 | (p)1,958.4 | |
12-month % change |
0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | (p)0.3 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
30.9 | 30.7 | 30.8 | 30.8 | 30.5 | (p)31.1 | |
12-month % change |
-1.6 | -2.8 | -2.5 | -2.5 | -2.9 | (p)-3.1 | |
Construction(3) |
130.4 | 131.8 | 131.0 | 131.7 | 132.5 | (p)134.9 | |
12-month % change |
-0.2 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | (p)4.7 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
138.4 | 138.3 | 138.3 | 138.0 | 138.1 | (p)139.1 | |
12-month % change |
1.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | (p)0.9 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
372.6 | 372.0 | 374.6 | 371.1 | 371.2 | (p)372.2 | |
12-month % change |
-1.1 | -1.2 | -0.3 | -0.9 | -1.0 | (p)-0.5 | |
Information(3) |
19.1 | 19.3 | 18.7 | 18.5 | 18.3 | (p)17.9 | |
12-month % change |
-19.1 | -16.1 | -15.4 | -12.7 | -14.9 | (p)-16.4 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
97.2 | 97.2 | 98.2 | 97.5 | 97.3 | (p)97.4 | |
12-month % change |
1.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | (p)0.0 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
218.9 | 219.5 | 217.8 | 216.6 | 216.0 | (p)217.2 | |
12-month % change |
-1.6 | -0.9 | -1.3 | -2.1 | -2.2 | (p)-2.0 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
335.8 | 336.0 | 335.8 | 335.2 | 335.6 | (p)335.4 | |
12-month % change |
2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | (p)1.5 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
219.8 | 219.9 | 219.8 | 220.4 | 220.5 | (p)220.4 | |
12-month % change |
2.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | (p)0.0 | |
Other Services(3) |
73.5 | 73.8 | 74.2 | 74.2 | 73.6 | (p)74.4 | |
12-month % change |
2.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | (p)1.8 | |
Government(3) |
317.6 | 318.2 | 316.8 | 316.6 | 317.2 | (p)318.4 | |
12-month % change |
1.5 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | (p)1.0 | |
Footnotes |