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Consumer Price Index, West Region — April 2018
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.4 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Changing Compensation Costs in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area – March 2018
Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.6 percent in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz. metropolitan area for the year ended March 2018.
Occupational Employment and Wages in Flagstaff — May 2017
Workers in the Flagstaff Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $20.53 in May 2017, about 16 percent below the nationwide average of $24.34.
Arizona Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2017 |
Dec 2017 |
Jan 2018 |
Feb 2018 |
Mar 2018 |
Apr 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)3,340.7 | (2)3,339.4 | 3,345.2 | 3,355.5 | 3,364.5 | (p)3,370.5 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)3,183.1 | (2)3,181.7 | 3,185.1 | 3,191.9 | 3,200.1 | (p)3,206.6 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)157.5 | (2)157.7 | 160.1 | 163.6 | 164.5 | (p)163.9 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)4.7 | (2)4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | (p)4.9 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
2,791.0 | 2,795.1 | 2,803.5 | 2,813.4 | 2,818.4 | (p)2,823.4 |
12-month % change |
|
2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | (p)2.2 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
11.7 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.9 | (p)12.0 |
12-month % change |
|
2.6 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.5 | (p)3.4 |
Construction(4) |
|
149.9 | 151.3 | 152.2 | 153.3 | 152.7 | (p)154.3 |
12-month % change |
|
8.9 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 7.6 | (p)8.2 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
167.3 | 169.1 | 169.0 | 169.7 | 170.4 | (p)170.5 |
12-month % change |
|
4.4 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.3 | (p)5.1 |
|
|
524.5 | 523.3 | 527.4 | 530.3 | 531.8 | (p)530.9 | |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 | (p)1.3 |
Information(4) |
|
45.0 | 44.8 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 44.9 | (p)45.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | -0.9 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -1.1 | (p)-0.7 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
217.6 | 215.5 | 217.1 | 218.1 | 217.6 | (p)217.8 |
12-month % change |
|
4.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.7 | (p)2.5 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
422.1 | 422.0 | 421.6 | 424.4 | 427.0 | (p)426.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | (p)2.0 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
431.3 | 431.7 | 433.9 | 436.7 | 437.9 | (p)439.1 |
12-month % change |
|
3.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | (p)3.4 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
320.5 | 323.9 | 322.6 | 323.8 | 324.1 | (p)326.0 |
12-month % change |
|
2.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.3 | (p)2.3 |
Other Services(4) |
|
88.4 | 89.1 | 89.6 | 88.3 | 88.5 | (p)88.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 0.2 | (p)0.2 |
Government(4) |
|
412.7 | 412.7 | 413.3 | 412.0 | 411.6 | (p)412.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | (p)-0.2 |
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