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Jun
18
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – March 2020
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $31.00 per hour in the South to $40.20 in the West during March 2020.
Jun
10
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – May 2020
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.3 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
May
12
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – April 2020
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 1.1 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Iowa Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Dec 2019 |
Jan 2020 |
Feb 2020 |
Mar 2020 |
Apr 2020 |
May 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(r)1,753.6 | 1,754.7 | 1,752.6 | 1,722.0 | 1,712.6 | (p)1,688.1 |
Employment(1) |
|
(r)1,704.3 | 1,705.0 | 1,703.4 | 1,665.4 | 1,524.6 | (p)1,520.0 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(r)49.3 | 49.7 | 49.3 | 56.6 | 188.0 | (p)168.1 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
(r)2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 11.0 | (p)10.0 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,585.4 | 1,585.0 | 1,581.3 | 1,572.4 | 1,395.5 | (p)1,411.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.1 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -12.0 | (p)-11.0 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | (p)2.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.0 | -7.7 | 0.0 | -7.7 | -8.3 | (p)-12.0 |
Construction(3) |
|
78.6 | 79.2 | 78.0 | 77.0 | 70.1 | (p)69.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | -1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -10.1 | (p)-10.6 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
225.3 | 223.9 | 223.6 | 223.1 | 212.3 | (p)215.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.1 | -0.8 | -1.0 | -1.4 | -6.1 | (p)-4.9 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
309.1 | 309.0 | 307.3 | 307.4 | 287.9 | (p)289.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.9 | -1.3 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -7.3 | (p)-6.9 |
Information(3) |
|
21.1 | 20.8 | 20.6 | 20.3 | 19.6 | (p)19.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.7 | -4.6 | -5.5 | -6.5 | -8.8 | (p)-7.9 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
108.8 | 109.7 | 110.1 | 110.5 | 107.8 | (p)107.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -1.9 | (p)-2.0 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
138.0 | 137.5 | 137.2 | 136.3 | 123.8 | (p)125.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.9 | -1.8 | -2.0 | -2.2 | -11.3 | (p)-10.0 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
234.8 | 234.5 | 234.7 | 233.6 | 212.5 | (p)211.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -0.8 | -9.7 | (p)-10.0 |
|
|
147.5 | 146.5 | 146.3 | 142.2 | 71.4 | (p)89.6 | |
12-month % change |
|
2.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | -0.9 | -50.5 | (p)-37.7 |
Other Services(3) |
|
59.4 | 59.6 | 59.4 | 58.1 | 48.9 | (p)50.2 |
12-month % change |
|
3.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.9 | -15.4 | (p)-13.4 |
Government(3) |
|
260.4 | 261.9 | 261.6 | 261.5 | 239.0 | (p)230.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -8.5 | (p)-11.6 |
|
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