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Economy at a Glance
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West Region

West Region - Monthly Data
Data Series Back
Data		 Oct
2023		 Nov
2023		 Dec
2023		 Jan
2024		 Feb
2024		 Mar
2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)39,760.8 (r)39,750.2 (r)39,761.5 39,775.0 39,781.2  

Employment(1)

 (r)37,968.4 (r)37,954.3 (r)37,971.7 37,952.1 37,934.6  

Unemployment(1)

 (r)1,792.4 (r)1,795.9 (r)1,789.9 1,822.8 1,846.6  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)4.5 (r)4.5 (r)4.5 4.6 4.6  

Consumer Price Index

CPI-U, All items(3)

 327.708 326.299 325.932 328.053 329.339 332.202

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

   3.3 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.6

CPI-W, All items(4)

 320.039 318.299 317.689 319.433 320.965 324.323

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

   3.1 3.1 3.6 3.1 3.2 3.8

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
West Region - Quarterly Data
Data Series Back
Data		 4th Qtr
2022		 1st Qtr
2023		 2nd Qtr
2023		 3rd Qtr
2023		 4th Qtr
2023

Employment Cost Index, Private Industry

Total Compensation(1)

 159.5 162.1 163.5 164.8 166.1

Compensation, 12-month % change

 5.4 5.1 4.5 4.4 4.1

Wages & Salaries(1)

 162.3 165.1 166.4 167.9 169.5

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change

 5.7 5.6 4.9 4.7 4.4

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

Data extracted on: April 12, 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:

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