South Region
| Data Series |
Back Data |
Oct 2007 |
Nov 2007 |
Dec 2007 |
Jan 2008 |
Feb 2008 |
Mar 2008 |
| Labor Market |
| Civilian Labor Force (1) |
 |
54,597.7 (6) |
54,664.8 (6) |
54,760.1 (6) |
54,903.1 |
54,684.6 |
54,873.9 |
| Employment (1) |
 |
52,185.6 (6) |
52,228.9 (6) |
52,272.5 (6) |
52,408.4 |
52,243.2 |
52,300.1 |
| Unemployment (1) |
 |
2,412.1 (6) |
2,436.0 (6) |
2,487.6 (6) |
2,494.7 |
2,441.4 |
2,573.8 |
| Unemployment Rate (2) |
 |
4.4 (6) |
4.5 (6) |
4.5 (6) |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
| Consumer Price Index |
| CPI-U, All items (3) |
 |
202.155 |
203.437 |
203.457 |
204.510 |
205.060 |
206.676 |
| CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change |
 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
4.9 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
| CPI-W, All items (4) |
 |
199.319 |
200.849 |
200.850 |
201.814 |
202.291 |
204.044 |
| CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change |
 |
4.1 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
5.3 |
5.0 |
4.8 |
| Employment Cost Index, Private Industry |
| Total Compensation (5) (7) |
 |
106.7 |
107.8 |
| Compensation, 12-month % change (7) |
 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
| Wages & Salaries (5) |
 |
107.0 |
108.1 |
| Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change |
 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
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
(5) Private industry workers, Base: December 2005=100, quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted
(6) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.
(7) Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.
Data extracted on: May 7, 2008
Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Geographically based survey data available from BLS:
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