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County Employment and Wages in North Dakota — Third Quarter 2017
North Dakota’s only large county, Cass, reported an average weekly wage of $934 in the third quarter of 2017, 1.6 percent lower than one year ago, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – March 2018
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest rose 0.2 percent in March, the same rate of increase as in the prior month.
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – December 2017
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $30.36 per hour in the South to $40.93 in the Northeast during December 2017.
North Dakota Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Oct 2017 |
Nov 2017 |
Dec 2017 |
Jan 2018 |
Feb 2018 |
Mar 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)413.6 | (2)413.5 | (2)413.6 | 413.6 | 413.6 | (p)413.4 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)402.7 | (2)402.6 | (2)402.7 | 402.6 | 402.7 | (p)402.6 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)10.9 | (2)10.9 | (2)10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | (p)10.7 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)2.6 | (2)2.6 | (2)2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | (p)2.6 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
429.8 | 427.0 | 426.2 | 423.7 | 425.4 | (p)426.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | -1.2 | -1.1 | -1.7 | -1.5 | (p)-1.3 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
18.3 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 18.1 | 18.3 | (p)18.8 |
12-month % change |
|
22.8 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 16.8 | 14.4 | (p)13.3 |
Construction(4) |
|
25.8 | 25.5 | 24.9 | 24.5 | 24.7 | (p)24.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-17.6 | -16.9 | -16.2 | -15.8 | -16.0 | (p)-14.8 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
24.7 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 25.0 | 25.0 | (p)25.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.9 | (p)3.3 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
94.4 | 93.9 | 94.2 | 93.9 | 94.4 | (p)94.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.0 | -1.5 | -0.7 | -1.2 | -0.7 | (p)-0.6 |
Information(4) |
|
6.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | (p)6.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.0 | -3.0 | -1.5 | -3.0 | -3.0 | (p)-1.5 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
24.6 | 24.3 | 24.5 | 24.1 | 24.2 | (p)24.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | -0.4 | -0.4 | (p)0.0 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
34.5 | 34.4 | 34.1 | 33.9 | 34.1 | (p)34.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 | 0.0 | -1.2 | -2.3 | -1.2 | (p)-0.9 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
63.3 | 63.0 | 63.1 | 63.2 | 63.5 | (p)63.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | (p)0.6 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
39.3 | 38.2 | 37.7 | 37.6 | 37.8 | (p)37.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | -2.8 | -3.8 | -4.3 | -4.3 | (p)-3.8 |
Other Services(4) |
|
16.3 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 16.2 | (p)16.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -1.8 | 0.0 | (p)-0.6 |
Government(4) |
|
82.2 | 81.7 | 81.6 | 81.0 | 80.8 | (p)80.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.8 | -1.8 | -1.7 | -2.8 | -2.9 | (p)-2.4 |
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