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Consumer Price Index, West Region — August 2017
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), crept up 0.2 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – June 2017
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $30.00 per hour in the South to $41.32 in the Northeast during June 2017.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — July 2017
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), edged up 0.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
New Mexico Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2017 |
Apr 2017 |
May 2017 |
June 2017 |
July 2017 |
Aug 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
934.5 | 935.8 | 935.0 | 933.9 | 931.4 | (p)929.2 |
Employment(1) |
|
871.5 | 873.0 | 873.4 | 874.3 | 872.6 | (p)871.0 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
63.0 | 62.7 | 61.6 | 59.6 | 58.9 | (p)58.2 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 | (p)6.3 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
837.3 | 840.0 | 837.7 | 834.3 | 833.5 | (p)839.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | (p)1.1 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
19.4 | 19.5 | 19.2 | 19.1 | 18.7 | (p)18.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.7 | -3.5 | -3.5 | -2.1 | -3.1 | (p)-2.1 |
Construction(3) |
|
46.1 | 47.0 | 46.4 | 46.5 | 44.6 | (p)45.9 |
12-month % change |
|
4.3 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 4.4 | (p)7.5 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
26.2 | 26.3 | 26.3 | 26.2 | 26.3 | (p)26.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.7 | -3.3 | -3.3 | -2.6 | -1.5 | (p)0.8 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
139.0 | 139.7 | 139.8 | 139.4 | 140.3 | (p)139.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | (p)0.6 |
Information(4) |
|
12.8 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 13.0 | (p)13.2 |
12-month % change |
|
4.1 | -1.5 | 2.3 | 1.6 | -2.3 | (p)-0.8 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
33.6 | 33.6 | 33.3 | 33.8 | 33.9 | (p)33.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | (p)0.6 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
100.9 | 101.3 | 100.9 | 102.4 | 103.8 | (p)106.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.2 | (p)4.6 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
141.0 | 141.0 | 141.3 | 139.9 | 139.2 | (p)140.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | (p)0.5 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
97.8 | 97.9 | 98.6 | 100.9 | 99.5 | (p)99.4 |
12-month % change |
|
2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 3.8 | (p)3.4 |
Other Services(3) |
|
29.1 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 28.7 | 28.4 | (p)28.0 |
12-month % change |
|
2.5 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 0.7 | -1.0 | (p)-1.4 |
Government(3) |
|
191.4 | 191.1 | 189.2 | 184.5 | 185.8 | (p)187.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.1 | -0.3 | -1.1 | -3.7 | -2.7 | (p)-1.8 |
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