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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.2 percent in August.
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $41.85 per hour in the South to $54.76 in the Northeast in June 2026.
Employment declined in 2 of the 3 largest counties in Oklahoma from March 2025 to March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2026 |
Apr 2026 |
May 2026 |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
2,006.1 | 1,996.4 | 1,994.4 | 1,995.6 | 1,997.3 | (p)1,998.0 | |
Employment(1) |
1,927.3 | 1,916.4 | 1,912.2 | 1,912.2 | 1,911.9 | (p)1,912.8 | |
Unemployment(1) |
78.8 | 80.1 | 82.1 | 83.5 | 85.4 | (p)85.2 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | (p)4.3 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
1,790.5 | 1,793.4 | 1,794.9 | 1,795.0 | 1,797.9 | (p)1,799.6 | |
12-month % change |
-0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | (p)0.7 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
27.9 | 28.5 | 28.9 | 28.7 | 28.3 | (p)28.4 | |
12-month % change |
-2.4 | -0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 | (p)0.4 | |
Construction(3) |
91.7 | 91.7 | 92.1 | 93.6 | 94.0 | (p)93.5 | |
12-month % change |
3.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.9 | (p)4.2 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
139.0 | 138.9 | 139.0 | 139.4 | 139.6 | (p)139.0 | |
12-month % change |
-1.8 | -1.6 | -1.3 | -0.9 | -0.4 | (p)-0.8 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
316.6 | 316.0 | 315.9 | 315.7 | 317.6 | (p)317.5 | |
12-month % change |
-0.7 | -0.8 | -0.9 | -0.8 | -0.1 | (p)0.0 | |
Information(3) |
16.9 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.8 | (p)16.9 | |
12-month % change |
-3.4 | -0.6 | -1.2 | -0.6 | 0.0 | (p)-0.6 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
86.1 | 86.6 | 86.6 | 85.7 | 85.0 | (p)84.9 | |
12-month % change |
0.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | (p)0.4 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
203.9 | 202.9 | 202.0 | 202.4 | 202.9 | (p)203.3 | |
12-month % change |
-0.9 | -1.6 | -2.0 | -1.6 | -1.2 | (p)-0.3 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
283.9 | 285.6 | 285.8 | 286.4 | 287.8 | (p)289.1 | |
12-month % change |
1.6 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 | (p)3.7 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
181.1 | 181.8 | 182.8 | 181.7 | 181.6 | (p)182.1 | |
12-month % change |
-2.3 | -2.0 | -1.5 | -1.0 | -0.9 | (p)-0.2 | |
Other Services(3) |
73.5 | 73.6 | 73.7 | 73.1 | 72.4 | (p)71.8 | |
12-month % change |
3.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.1 | (p)1.1 | |
Government(3) |
369.9 | 370.8 | 371.2 | 371.5 | 371.9 | (p)373.1 | |
12-month % change |
-0.7 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -0.3 | (p)0.0 | |
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