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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.
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.6 percent in February.
Fatal work injuries totaled 57 in 2022 for Nebraska, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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)1,056.6 | (r)1,056.5 | (r)1,056.2 | (r)1,056.0 | (r)1,055.9 | (p)1,055.7 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)1,031.4 | (r)1,030.4 | (r)1,029.7 | (r)1,029.5 | (r)1,029.6 | (p)1,029.3 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)25.2 | (r)26.1 | (r)26.5 | (r)26.4 | (r)26.3 | (p)26.4 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)2.4 | (r)2.5 | (r)2.5 | (r)2.5 | (r)2.5 | (p)2.5 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
1,050.0 | 1,053.4 | 1,055.7 | 1,056.0 | 1,057.9 | (p)1,058.4 | |
12-month % change |
2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | (p)1.7 | |
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3) |
62.0 | 61.8 | 62.3 | 62.3 | 61.9 | (p)62.1 | |
12-month % change |
4.0 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 1.5 | (p)0.8 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
104.5 | 104.8 | 105.3 | 105.4 | 106.1 | (p)106.8 | |
12-month % change |
0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | (p)1.7 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
198.6 | 199.6 | 200.0 | 199.4 | 200.2 | (p)198.8 | |
12-month % change |
1.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | (p)0.8 | |
Information(3) |
17.1 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.1 | (p)17.2 | |
12-month % change |
-3.9 | -4.5 | -3.4 | -2.8 | -2.3 | (p)-0.6 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
70.3 | 70.2 | 69.6 | 69.7 | 69.6 | (p)70.3 | |
12-month % change |
-1.7 | -2.0 | -2.7 | -2.4 | -2.7 | (p)-1.1 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
126.0 | 126.9 | 127.2 | 126.9 | 126.5 | (p)127.1 | |
12-month % change |
1.9 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | (p)1.8 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
162.2 | 162.8 | 163.4 | 164.5 | 165.1 | (p)165.2 | |
12-month % change |
3.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | (p)3.7 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
97.3 | 98.1 | 99.0 | 98.7 | 99.1 | (p)98.9 | |
12-month % change |
5.2 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.1 | (p)4.1 | |
Other Services(3) |
37.0 | 37.1 | 37.0 | 37.1 | 36.9 | (p)37.0 | |
12-month % change |
0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | (p)0.5 | |
Government(3) |
175.0 | 175.2 | 174.9 | 174.9 | 175.4 | (p)175.0 | |
12-month % change |
2.7 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | (p)1.7 | |
Footnotes |