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Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $38.48 per hour in the South to $52.32 in the Northeast in December 2023.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.9 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 6.6 percent in Oklahoma.
Data Series | Back Data |
Aug 2023 |
Sept 2023 |
Oct 2023 |
Nov 2023 |
Dec 2023 |
Jan 2024 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)1,973.4 | (r)1,978.5 | (r)1,981.7 | (r)1,981.5 | (r)1,980.6 | (p)1,983.7 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)1,907.6 | (r)1,910.0 | (r)1,911.6 | (r)1,911.6 | (r)1,911.2 | (p)1,913.6 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)65.8 | (r)68.5 | (r)70.1 | (r)69.9 | (r)69.5 | (p)70.1 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)3.3 | (r)3.5 | (r)3.5 | (r)3.5 | (r)3.5 | (p)3.5 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
1,755.4 | 1,761.5 | 1,761.6 | 1,764.8 | 1,769.2 | (p)1,773.3 | |
12-month % change |
2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | (p)1.6 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
31.5 | 31.1 | 31.1 | 31.4 | 31.4 | (p)32.4 | |
12-month % change |
1.0 | -0.6 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -1.6 | (p)0.3 | |
Construction(3) |
82.5 | 83.0 | 83.6 | 85.9 | 86.4 | (p)87.1 | |
12-month % change |
3.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 7.6 | (p)6.5 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
139.5 | 139.8 | 139.6 | 138.9 | 140.7 | (p)141.1 | |
12-month % change |
3.6 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.9 | (p)2.5 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
321.5 | 321.3 | 321.0 | 321.6 | 321.4 | (p)320.8 | |
12-month % change |
-0.6 | -1.2 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.4 | (p)-0.8 | |
Information(3) |
17.7 | 17.8 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 17.1 | (p)17.1 | |
12-month % change |
-2.7 | -1.7 | -3.3 | -5.0 | -5.0 | (p)-5.5 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
83.9 | 84.2 | 84.7 | 84.7 | 83.9 | (p)84.7 | |
12-month % change |
2.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.7 | (p)1.8 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
207.9 | 209.1 | 207.8 | 205.0 | 206.0 | (p)206.0 | |
12-month % change |
0.7 | 0.2 | -0.9 | -2.5 | -1.4 | (p)-2.6 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
259.9 | 260.9 | 260.0 | 263.2 | 265.4 | (p)267.1 | |
12-month % change |
5.6 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.5 | (p)5.5 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
179.8 | 180.6 | 182.7 | 183.5 | 183.5 | (p)184.1 | |
12-month % change |
2.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | (p)1.9 | |
Other Services(3) |
70.6 | 71.1 | 71.2 | 70.4 | 70.3 | (p)69.3 | |
12-month % change |
3.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | (p)-1.1 | |
Government(3) |
360.6 | 362.6 | 362.5 | 363.0 | 363.1 | (p)363.6 | |
12-month % change |
3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | (p)2.8 | |
Footnotes |