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Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – October 2019
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), crept up 0.2 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – September 2019
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – June 2019
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $31.20 per hour in the South to $38.97 in the Northeast during June 2019.
Iowa Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
May 2019 |
June 2019 |
July 2019 |
Aug 2019 |
Sept 2019 |
Oct 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
1,714.0 | 1,717.9 | 1,723.2 | 1,730.0 | 1,738.5 | (p)1,748.5 |
Employment(1) |
|
1,673.3 | 1,676.5 | 1,680.4 | 1,686.3 | 1,694.3 | (p)1,703.4 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
40.7 | 41.4 | 42.8 | 43.8 | 44.2 | (p)45.1 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | (p)2.6 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,589.3 | 1,593.1 | 1,594.9 | 1,595.6 | 1,596.1 | (p)1,596.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | (p)0.5 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | (p)2.4 |
12-month % change |
|
4.0 | 0.0 | -4.0 | -4.0 | -4.0 | (p)-4.0 |
Construction(3) |
|
77.4 | 78.5 | 79.2 | 80.2 | 80.7 | (p)80.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.9 | (p)2.0 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
228.5 | 229.9 | 229.4 | 228.7 | 228.6 | (p)228.6 |
12-month % change |
|
3.1 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.2 | (p)1.2 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
310.8 | 311.6 | 312.0 | 311.5 | 312.4 | (p)312.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.7 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | (p)0.2 |
Information(3) |
|
21.0 | 20.8 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.6 | (p)20.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.0 | -5.9 | -6.8 | -6.3 | -6.4 | (p)-6.8 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
109.0 | 108.4 | 107.7 | 108.6 | 109.5 | (p)109.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | -0.6 | -1.4 | -0.5 | 0.3 | (p)-0.3 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
141.8 | 140.5 | 141.9 | 142.0 | 141.8 | (p)142.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | (p)0.6 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
236.1 | 236.3 | 236.3 | 234.9 | 235.1 | (p)234.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | (p)0.3 |
|
|
143.2 | 143.7 | 143.9 | 143.8 | 143.5 | (p)143.5 | |
12-month % change |
|
-0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | (p)-0.7 |
Other Services(3) |
|
58.1 | 59.5 | 59.7 | 59.6 | 59.1 | (p)58.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.1 | (p)2.6 |
Government(3) |
|
260.8 | 261.4 | 261.8 | 263.2 | 262.4 | (p)262.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | (p)1.1 |
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