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Consumer Price Index, West Region — April 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.8 percent in April.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — March 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.4 percent in March.
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – December 2018
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $30.84 per hour in the South to $38.36 in the Northeast during December 2018.
New Mexico Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2018 |
Dec 2018 |
Jan 2019 |
Feb 2019 |
Mar 2019 |
Apr 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)945.0 | (2)944.9 | 948.6 | 952.0 | 953.8 | (p)955.3 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)897.9 | (2)897.8 | 900.5 | 903.3 | 905.5 | (p)907.3 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)47.1 | (2)47.1 | 48.1 | 48.7 | 48.4 | (p)47.9 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)5.0 | (2)5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | (p)5.0 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
845.9 | 846.2 | 848.8 | 848.1 | 851.9 | (p)853.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | (p)1.6 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
25.6 | 25.8 | 26.7 | 26.4 | 26.4 | (p)26.8 |
12-month % change |
|
16.4 | 15.2 | 16.6 | 10.9 | 10.0 | (p)10.7 |
Construction(4) |
|
47.0 | 47.3 | 48.3 | 49.0 | 49.5 | (p)50.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | (p)5.3 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
27.1 | 26.9 | 26.7 | 26.8 | 27.1 | (p)27.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 | 0.0 | -0.7 | -0.7 | 0.4 | (p)0.4 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
137.4 | 136.5 | 136.8 | 136.5 | 136.9 | (p)136.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -0.7 | (p)-0.8 |
Information(4) |
|
11.8 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.6 | (p)11.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 1.7 | -2.5 | -3.3 | -4.9 | (p)-2.6 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
34.1 | 34.3 | 33.9 | 34.0 | 34.1 | (p)34.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.3 | -0.3 | (p)0.0 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
106.8 | 107.0 | 106.9 | 107.9 | 108.0 | (p)107.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | (p)1.5 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
141.1 | 141.0 | 140.0 | 141.0 | 141.8 | (p)142.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.2 | (p)2.4 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
99.8 | 100.7 | 102.2 | 100.8 | 102.0 | (p)102.8 |
12-month % change |
|
3.0 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 4.8 | (p)5.4 |
Other Services(4) |
|
29.0 | 29.0 | 28.9 | 28.5 | 29.0 | (p)29.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -1.0 | 0.3 | (p)1.4 |
Government(4) |
|
186.2 | 185.8 | 186.9 | 185.6 | 185.5 | (p)185.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.6 | -1.0 | -0.7 | -1.0 | -0.9 | (p)-0.7 |
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