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Jan
13
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – December 2020
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), crept up 0.1 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Jan
06
County Employment and Wages in Iowa — Second Quarter 2020
Employment declined in the four largest counties in Iowa from June 2019 to June 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Dec
17
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – September 2020
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $31.59 per hour in the South to $40.82 in the West during September 2020.
Iowa Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
June 2020 |
July 2020 |
Aug 2020 |
Sept 2020 |
Oct 2020 |
Nov 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
1,644.2 | 1,626.5 | 1,624.5 | 1,637.9 | 1,635.5 | (p)1,619.5 |
Employment(1) |
|
1,506.5 | 1,516.2 | 1,522.8 | 1,559.1 | 1,575.7 | (p)1,561.6 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
137.7 | 110.3 | 101.7 | 78.7 | 59.9 | (p)57.9 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
8.4 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 3.7 | (p)3.6 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,459.3 | 1,487.7 | 1,492.2 | 1,502.2 | 1,513.7 | (p)1,503.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.8 | -6.2 | -5.9 | -5.2 | -4.7 | (p)-5.2 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | (p)2.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-12.5 | -12.5 | -12.5 | -16.0 | -8.3 | (p)-8.7 |
Construction(3) |
|
69.5 | 69.1 | 69.1 | 66.7 | 71.3 | (p)70.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-11.0 | -12.0 | -12.0 | -14.7 | -8.7 | (p)-9.0 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
215.7 | 217.3 | 218.2 | 220.9 | 222.4 | (p)221.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.9 | -4.1 | -3.5 | -2.1 | -1.9 | (p)-2.3 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
299.3 | 299.7 | 299.1 | 301.5 | 305.0 | (p)302.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.3 | -3.4 | -3.4 | -2.6 | -1.5 | (p)-2.1 |
Information(3) |
|
20.0 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 19.4 | (p)19.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.1 | -7.1 | -7.1 | -6.7 | -7.6 | (p)-8.6 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
106.9 | 107.6 | 107.5 | 108.0 | 109.3 | (p)107.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.8 | -2.2 | -2.5 | -1.8 | -0.4 | (p)-1.0 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
126.8 | 131.4 | 130.8 | 130.6 | 132.2 | (p)131.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-9.1 | -5.6 | -6.0 | -5.8 | -5.1 | (p)-5.6 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
221.4 | 225.2 | 224.9 | 224.5 | 225.2 | (p)225.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.7 | -4.0 | -4.2 | -4.5 | -4.1 | (p)-4.3 |
|
|
104.2 | 113.1 | 114.5 | 119.1 | 119.3 | (p)117.9 | |
12-month % change |
|
-27.6 | -21.7 | -20.9 | -17.5 | -18.4 | (p)-19.0 |
Other Services(3) |
|
52.3 | 52.9 | 53.7 | 54.2 | 54.3 | (p)53.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-10.3 | -9.6 | -8.4 | -7.7 | -8.1 | (p)-9.9 |
Government(3) |
|
241.1 | 249.6 | 252.7 | 255.1 | 253.1 | (p)252.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.5 | -4.1 | -2.7 | -2.3 | -3.0 | (p)-3.5 |
|
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