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Economy at a Glance
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Midwest Region

Midwest Region - Monthly Data
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Data
Sept
2023
Oct
2023
Nov
2023
Dec
2023
Jan
2024
Feb
2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

(r)35,226.3 (r)35,231.2 (r)35,225.9 (r)35,228.4 35,217.1  

Employment(1)

(r)33,961.9 (r)33,958.1 (r)33,959.3 (r)33,967.0 33,964.4  

Unemployment(1)

(r)1,264.3 (r)1,273.1 (r)1,266.7 (r)1,261.3 1,252.7  

Unemployment Rate(2)

(r)3.6 (r)3.6 (r)3.6 (r)3.6 3.6  

Consumer Price Index

CPI-U, All items(3)

285.276 284.981 284.539 283.908 284.731 286.346

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change

  3.2 2.9 2.9 3.2 2.7 2.8

CPI-W, All items(4)

280.338 279.969 279.275 278.477 279.231 281.124

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change

  2.7 2.5 2.5 2.9 2.3 2.6

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) All Urban Consumers, Base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(r) Revised

Midwest Region - Quarterly Data
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4th Qtr
2022
1st Qtr
2023
2nd Qtr
2023
3rd Qtr
2023
4th Qtr
2023

Employment Cost Index, Private Industry

Total Compensation(1)

152.8 154.6 156.4 157.5 158.5

Compensation, 12-month % change

5.0 4.5 4.3 3.8 3.7

Wages & Salaries(1)

154.0 155.8 157.7 158.9 160.1

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change

5.0 4.6 4.4 3.9 4.0

Footnotes
(1) Private industry workers, Base: December 2005=100, quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted.

Data extracted on: March 15, 2024

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.

 

Geographically based survey data available from BLS:

Employment & Unemployment

Prices & Living Conditions

Compensation & Working Conditions