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Consumer Price Index, West Region — October 2018
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.4 percent in October.
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.
New Mexico Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
May 2018 |
June 2018 |
July 2018 |
Aug 2018 |
Sept 2018 |
Oct 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
938.3 | 939.3 | 939.9 | 939.9 | 941.1 | (p)943.2 |
Employment(1) |
|
890.2 | 893.3 | 895.6 | 896.5 | 898.1 | (p)900.0 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
48.1 | 46.0 | 44.3 | 43.3 | 43.0 | (p)43.1 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
5.1 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | (p)4.6 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
838.7 | 842.7 | 843.8 | 848.1 | 852.6 | (p)855.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | (p)2.7 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
20.7 | 20.7 | 20.9 | 21.3 | 21.4 | (p)21.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.0 | -1.4 | -1.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | (p)1.9 |
Construction(3) |
|
48.1 | 48.5 | 49.1 | 49.0 | 49.6 | (p)49.7 |
12-month % change |
|
5.9 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 8.1 | (p)7.3 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
26.7 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 27.4 | (p)27.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.3 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 5.0 | (p)1.5 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
138.1 | 139.0 | 138.0 | 138.6 | 138.1 | (p)138.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | (p)2.1 |
Information(4) |
|
11.6 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.2 | (p)11.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.5 | -10.8 | -7.3 | -7.1 | -3.4 | (p)-2.6 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
35.5 | 35.4 | 35.7 | 35.7 | 35.6 | (p)35.3 |
12-month % change |
|
5.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | (p)3.2 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
107.8 | 107.7 | 108.2 | 108.8 | 109.5 | (p)109.7 |
12-month % change |
|
3.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | (p)5.1 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
137.8 | 137.5 | 137.1 | 138.9 | 140.8 | (p)141.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.7 | -1.1 | -1.4 | -0.1 | 1.4 | (p)0.9 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
98.9 | 100.9 | 102.0 | 101.6 | 103.2 | (p)104.4 |
12-month % change |
|
3.1 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 7.1 | (p)7.2 |
Other Services(3) |
|
28.8 | 28.6 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 28.8 | (p)28.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | -0.7 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 1.8 | (p)1.4 |
Government(3) |
|
184.7 | 185.6 | 185.6 | 186.8 | 187.0 | (p)187.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | (p)0.3 |
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