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• NEW An Analysis of Southern energy expenditures and prices, 1984-2006. In the South, where heavy usage of electricity and gasoline causes consumers to spend a larger-than-average share of their budgets on energy-related goods and services, energy prices have increased sharply in recent years. On the whole, however, energy expenses actually made up a smaller share of Southern budgets in 2006 than they did in 1984.



• Discontinuance of mailing paper copies of the Southwest Statistical Summary

As of April 1, 2008, subscribers will no longer receive paper copies of the Southwest Statistical Summary in the mail. The CPI portion of that publication will continue to be available through the Bureau's Web site at http://www.bls.gov/ro6/fax/cpinewtb.pdf.

A free email subscription service is available for the CPI summary. Shortly after the CPI table is posted online each month, subscribers to this service receive an email message containing a link to the web page. The subscription form with a list of available regional office CPI summaries (blue cards) is located at http://www.bls.gov/bls/list.htm. The "Southwest Statistical Summary" page showing labor force and industry employment for selected states can be downloaded from http://www.bls.gov/ro6/economy.pdf

The mailing of regional CPI summaries and other regional publications is being discontinued as a result of unanticipated budget constraints faced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. See http://www.bls.gov/bls/budgetimpact.htm for details.

• NEW The effects of Hurricane Katrina on the New Orleans economy. Hurricane Katrina devastated the New Orleans economy; tourism, port operations, and educational services, the foundation of the city's economy, survived, offering a base for recovery.




IMPORTANT New Industry Classification System -- Industry employment data were converted to the 2002 NAICS basis in 2003.

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Inflation and Consumer Spending

Consumer Price Index

News Releases

• Dallas-Fort Worth, All Items (odd months)   (PDF)
• Dallas-Fort Worth, Food and Energy (even months)  (PDF)
• Houston-Galveston, All Items (even months)   (PDF)
• Houston-Galveston, Food and Energy (odd months)   (PDF)

Data Tables

• Consumer Price Indexes, All Items, U.S., South, and selected metropolitan areas
• Consumer Price Index Indicators, Current Month  (PDF)
• Consumer Price Index Indicators, Previous Month   (PDF)
• CPI-U, Annual Percent Changes for Calendar Years 2003-2007

Historical Tables CPI-U and CPI-W (1982-84=100)

• U.S. City Average
• Dallas-Fort Worth
• Houston-Galveston

Producer Price Index

• Producer Price Index Highlights
• Producer Price Index Finished Goods
• Producer Price Index All Commodities
• Producer Price Index - Industrial Commodities

Consumer Spending

• Consumer Spending Patterns in Dallas-Fort Worth, 2005-06 (PDF) NEW
• Consumer Spending Patterns in Houston, 2005-2006 (PDF) NEW

Employment & Unemployment

News Releases

• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area Nonfarm Payroll Statistics (Quarterly) (PDF) NEW
• Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area Nonfarm Payroll Statistics (Quarterly) (PDF) NEW

Data Tables

• Unemployment rates and nonfarm employment, by Southwest state
• Unemployment rates and nonfarm employment, by Southwest metropolitan area
• Southwest Regional labor force and nonfarm employment, by state(PDF)

• Rankings by unemployment rate, all U.S. states
• Rankings by unemployment rate, all U.S. metropolitan areas

• Nonfarm employment by industry division and percent change, U.S. and Texas, seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
• Historical nonfarm employment by major industry division, Arkansas, seasonally adjusted
• Historical nonfarm employment by major industry division, Louisiana, seasonally adjusted
• Historical nonfarm employment by major industry division, New Mexico, seasonally adjusted
• Historical nonfarm employment by major industry division, Oklahoma, seasonally adjusted
• Historical nonfarm employment by major industry division, Texas, seasonally adjusted
• Historical nonfarm employment by major industry division, Texas, not seasonally adjusted



• Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance by census region, division, and state

Wages, Earnings, & Benefits

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

• Average Weekly Wages in Arkansas Counties  (PDF)
• Average Weekly Wages in Louisiana Parishes  (PDF)
• Average Weekly Wages in Oklahoma Counties  (PDF)
• Average Weekly Wages in Texas Counties  (PDF) NEW

Average Annual Wages

• Average Annual Wages in the Southwest States, 2002  (PDF)

Occupational Employment and Wages

• Occupational Employment and Wages, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas  (PDF)  NEW
• Occupational Employment and Wages, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas  (PDF)  NEW

Employment Costs

• Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, South Region  (PDF)
• Employment Cost Index, South Region  (PDF)
• Table of Employment Cost Index, private industry workers in the U.S. and South region

National Compensation News Releases

• Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996   [Table 1 | Table 2 | Table 3]
• Amarillo, TX, May 2007  (PDF)
• Andrews County, TX, June 1999 (summary table)
• Arkansas, July 1997 (PDF)
• Austin-Round Rock, TX, May 2007  (PDF)
• Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, August 2007  (PDF)
NEW
• Corpus Christi, TX, August 2007  (PDF) NEW
• Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, March 2007  (PDF)
• El Paso-Las Cruces-Alamagordo, TX-NM,
• Gillespie County, TX, February 2007 (PDF)
• Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX, January 2007  (PDF)
• New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA, May 2007  (PDF)
• Oklahoma City, OK, February 2007  (PDF)
• Palo Pinto County, TX, January 2007 (PDF)
• Panola County, TX, October 1998 (selected tables) (PDF)
• San Antonio, TX, November 2007  (PDF) NEW
• Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
• Tulsa, OK
• Vermilion Parish, LA, April 2006 (PDF)

To find additional pay tables and information on the areas listed above, see National Compensation Survey Published Areas.

Minimum Wage News Releases

• Minimum Wage Workers in Texas: 2007 (PDF) NEW

Safety & Health

Southwest Occupational Injury and Fatality Statistics

• Louisiana Workplace Fatalities in 2006 (PDF)
NEW
• Texas Workplace Fatalities in 2006 (PDF)
• Incidence Rates of Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses in Private Industy, Southwest States
• Fatal Occupational Injuries by Event or Exposure, Southwest States

Catalog with Web Links (PDF)

Frequently Asked Questions

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• Consumer Expenditure Survey FAQ
• State and Area Employment, Hours, and Earnings FAQ
• Mass Layoff Statistics FAQ
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• Compensation Cost Trends FAQ
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