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Gasoline prices averaged $3.124 a gallon in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area in February 2024.
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $38.48 per hour in the South to $52.32 in the Northeast in December 2023.
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.6 percent in February.
Data Series | Back Data |
Aug 2023 |
Sept 2023 |
Oct 2023 |
Nov 2023 |
Dec 2023 |
Jan 2024 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)3,106.7 | (r)3,101.6 | (r)3,096.8 | (r)3,095.2 | (r)3,095.4 | (p)3,093.4 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)3,015.9 | (r)3,013.2 | (r)3,011.1 | (r)3,010.4 | (r)3,010.7 | (p)3,010.5 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)90.8 | (r)88.3 | (r)85.8 | (r)84.8 | (r)84.8 | (p)82.9 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)2.9 | (r)2.8 | (r)2.8 | (r)2.7 | (r)2.7 | (p)2.7 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
2,987.2 | 2,995.9 | 2,997.2 | 3,000.4 | 3,000.2 | (p)3,003.2 | |
12-month % change |
1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | (p)1.3 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
6.6 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.9 | (p)6.8 | |
12-month % change |
6.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 9.5 | (p)9.7 | |
Construction(3) |
135.8 | 134.5 | 134.0 | 133.8 | 133.9 | (p)133.8 | |
12-month % change |
1.3 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.6 | 1.7 | (p)-1.2 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
325.8 | 327.2 | 323.3 | 324.6 | 324.2 | (p)323.7 | |
12-month % change |
0.1 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.3 | -0.8 | (p)-1.0 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
531.6 | 533.0 | 533.5 | 536.2 | 536.2 | (p)537.3 | |
12-month % change |
0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | (p)1.5 | |
Information(3) |
43.8 | 43.9 | 43.5 | 43.3 | 43.1 | (p)43.2 | |
12-month % change |
-3.7 | -3.5 | -4.6 | -4.8 | -4.9 | (p)-4.6 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
190.5 | 189.3 | 187.5 | 186.5 | 187.2 | (p)186.9 | |
12-month % change |
-0.7 | -1.3 | -1.9 | -2.2 | -1.8 | (p)-2.1 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
383.8 | 383.8 | 381.8 | 380.7 | 378.9 | (p)379.5 | |
12-month % change |
-1.7 | -2.7 | -2.0 | -2.0 | -2.2 | (p)-2.6 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
568.8 | 570.6 | 574.2 | 576.6 | 576.7 | (p)579.3 | |
12-month % change |
3.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | (p)4.6 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
268.4 | 268.9 | 271.5 | 270.1 | 269.2 | (p)270.0 | |
12-month % change |
4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 2.4 | (p)2.5 | |
Other Services(3) |
113.7 | 114.4 | 115.4 | 115.5 | 115.5 | (p)115.5 | |
12-month % change |
4.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | (p)3.4 | |
Government(3) |
418.4 | 423.8 | 425.9 | 426.5 | 428.4 | (p)427.2 | |
12-month % change |
2.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | (p)3.4 | |
Footnotes |