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Consumer Price Index, West Region — September 2018
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.3 percent in September.
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.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — August 2018
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), inched up 0.2 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
New Mexico Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2018 |
Apr 2018 |
May 2018 |
June 2018 |
July 2018 |
Aug 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
936.5 | 937.6 | 938.3 | 939.3 | 939.9 | (p)939.7 |
Employment(1) |
|
884.1 | 887.0 | 890.2 | 893.3 | 895.6 | (p)896.4 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
52.4 | 50.6 | 48.1 | 46.0 | 44.3 | (p)43.3 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
5.6 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.7 | (p)4.6 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
839.9 | 840.5 | 838.7 | 842.7 | 843.8 | (p)846.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | (p)2.0 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
20.6 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.9 | (p)21.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -1.4 | -1.9 | (p)2.9 |
Construction(3) |
|
48.3 | 48.3 | 48.1 | 48.5 | 49.1 | (p)48.8 |
12-month % change |
|
7.6 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 7.7 | (p)6.6 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
27.1 | 26.9 | 26.7 | 27.2 | 27.2 | (p)27.2 |
12-month % change |
|
3.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 3.0 | (p)3.8 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
137.8 | 137.2 | 138.1 | 139.0 | 138.0 | (p)138.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.0 | (p)1.2 |
Information(4) |
|
11.3 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.5 | (p)11.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-8.1 | -10.7 | -6.5 | -10.8 | -7.3 | (p)-7.1 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
35.0 | 35.4 | 35.5 | 35.4 | 35.7 | (p)35.7 |
12-month % change |
|
3.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | (p)5.0 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
106.8 | 107.6 | 107.8 | 107.7 | 108.2 | (p)109.0 |
12-month % change |
|
2.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | (p)4.3 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
139.0 | 138.6 | 137.8 | 137.5 | 137.1 | (p)138.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -1.1 | -1.4 | (p)-0.1 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
97.9 | 98.0 | 98.9 | 100.9 | 102.0 | (p)100.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 6.3 | (p)4.9 |
Other Services(3) |
|
28.8 | 28.8 | 28.8 | 28.6 | 28.5 | (p)28.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.7 | -0.3 | (p)0.4 |
Government(3) |
|
187.3 | 187.3 | 184.7 | 185.6 | 185.6 | (p)186.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | (p)0.1 |
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