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Consumer Price Index, West Region — January 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), edged up 0.2 percent in January.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — December 2018
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), edged down 0.2 percent in December.
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – September 2018
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $31.13 per hour in the South to $41.98 in the Northeast during September 2018.
New Mexico Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
July 2018 |
Aug 2018 |
Sept 2018 |
Oct 2018 |
Nov 2018 |
Dec 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
939.9 | 939.9 | 941.1 | 943.2 | 945.8 | (p)949.0 |
Employment(1) |
|
895.6 | 896.5 | 898.1 | 900.0 | 902.1 | (p)904.2 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
44.3 | 43.3 | 43.0 | 43.2 | 43.7 | (p)44.9 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | (p)4.7 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
843.8 | 848.1 | 852.6 | 855.4 | 854.4 | (p)855.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.2 | (p)2.4 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
20.9 | 21.3 | 21.4 | 21.6 | 21.5 | (p)22.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | (p)4.2 |
Construction(3) |
|
49.1 | 49.0 | 49.6 | 49.6 | 49.7 | (p)49.8 |
12-month % change |
|
7.7 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 5.5 | (p)5.5 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
27.2 | 27.2 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 27.2 | (p)27.0 |
12-month % change |
|
3.0 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | (p)0.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
138.0 | 138.6 | 138.1 | 138.1 | 137.7 | (p)137.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | (p)0.7 |
Information(4) |
|
11.5 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.7 | (p)11.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.3 | -7.1 | -3.4 | -2.6 | -0.8 | (p)-0.9 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
35.7 | 35.7 | 35.6 | 35.4 | 35.6 | (p)35.8 |
12-month % change |
|
5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | (p)3.5 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
108.2 | 108.8 | 109.5 | 109.4 | 108.3 | (p)108.2 |
12-month % change |
|
3.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.1 | (p)3.6 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
137.1 | 138.9 | 140.8 | 141.2 | 141.3 | (p)141.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.4 | -0.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | (p)1.1 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
102.0 | 101.6 | 103.2 | 105.2 | 105.0 | (p)105.8 |
12-month % change |
|
6.3 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.4 | (p)8.2 |
Other Services(3) |
|
28.5 | 28.5 | 28.8 | 28.9 | 28.8 | (p)28.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.3 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | (p)0.7 |
Government(3) |
|
185.6 | 186.8 | 187.0 | 187.3 | 187.6 | (p)188.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | (p)0.4 |
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