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Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $34.45 per hour in the South to $42.83 in the Northeast in March 2022.
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 1.5 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.5 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Data Series | Back Data |
Dec 2021 |
Jan 2022 |
Feb 2022 |
Mar 2022 |
Apr 2022 |
May 2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)5,741.3 | 5,744.0 | 5,749.6 | 5,763.4 | 5,773.5 | (p)5,792.2 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)5,485.4 | 5,497.8 | 5,507.8 | 5,526.6 | 5,540.6 | (p)5,565.9 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)255.8 | 246.2 | 241.8 | 236.8 | 232.9 | (p)226.3 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | (p)3.9 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
5,403.0 | 5,432.7 | 5,449.4 | 5,464.4 | 5,474.7 | (p)5,479.5 | |
12-month % change |
1.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | (p)2.3 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
8.6 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | (p)8.8 | |
12-month % change |
-1.1 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | (p)3.5 | |
Construction(3) |
232.7 | 237.2 | 235.0 | 234.3 | 236.7 | (p)233.0 | |
12-month % change |
5.0 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 5.6 | (p)5.2 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
673.0 | 674.7 | 674.3 | 678.9 | 682.2 | (p)680.4 | |
12-month % change |
1.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.9 | (p)2.7 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
1,041.7 | 1,048.3 | 1,054.2 | 1,056.4 | 1,054.5 | (p)1,056.2 | |
12-month % change |
1.9 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | (p)2.6 | |
Information(3) |
65.9 | 66.0 | 66.8 | 67.2 | 67.9 | (p)69.1 | |
12-month % change |
5.1 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.6 | (p)7.6 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
310.1 | 310.5 | 309.8 | 308.8 | 307.8 | (p)307.8 | |
12-month % change |
1.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
720.3 | 724.2 | 726.8 | 729.5 | 728.8 | (p)723.9 | |
12-month % change |
1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | (p)0.8 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
884.2 | 886.2 | 889.5 | 889.0 | 888.8 | (p)892.1 | |
12-month % change |
-1.9 | -1.7 | -1.2 | -1.3 | -1.4 | (p)-0.8 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
520.3 | 524.9 | 529.1 | 534.6 | 538.1 | (p)542.8 | |
12-month % change |
10.6 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.5 | (p)9.9 | |
Other Services(3) |
204.7 | 205.0 | 205.0 | 204.9 | 207.5 | (p)208.5 | |
12-month % change |
4.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.2 | (p)4.5 | |
Government(3) |
741.5 | 747.0 | 750.2 | 752.1 | 753.7 | (p)756.9 | |
12-month % change |
-0.9 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | (p)0.5 | |
Footnotes |