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Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $35.52 per hour in the South to $46.57 in the Northeast in December 2022.
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.8 percent in January.
In 2022, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 6.9 percent in Ohio, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Data Series | Back Data |
Sept 2022 |
Oct 2022 |
Nov 2022 |
Dec 2022 |
Jan 2023 |
Feb 2023 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)5,724.9 | (r)5,717.8 | (r)5,718.1 | (r)5,720.2 | 5,724.7 | (p)5,738.7 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)5,488.9 | (r)5,480.3 | (r)5,481.3 | (r)5,484.5 | 5,495.8 | (p)5,515.2 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)236.0 | (r)237.5 | (r)236.8 | (r)235.7 | 228.9 | (p)223.5 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)4.1 | (r)4.2 | (r)4.1 | (r)4.1 | 4.0 | (p)3.9 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
5,555.6 | 5,546.3 | 5,553.7 | 5,554.7 | 5,574.6 | (p)5,575.5 | |
12-month % change |
2.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | (p)1.4 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
8.8 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.2 | (p)9.4 | |
12-month % change |
3.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | (p)6.8 | |
Construction(3) |
233.7 | 235.3 | 238.2 | 238.2 | 239.6 | (p)240.8 | |
12-month % change |
4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | (p)3.7 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
686.6 | 686.7 | 685.2 | 689.1 | 685.3 | (p)685.0 | |
12-month % change |
2.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 | (p)1.3 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
1,062.1 | 1,058.7 | 1,055.4 | 1,052.8 | 1,052.3 | (p)1,054.1 | |
12-month % change |
2.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | (p)-0.3 | |
Information(3) |
69.9 | 68.2 | 68.5 | 68.6 | 68.3 | (p)68.4 | |
12-month % change |
4.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | (p)-0.3 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
319.2 | 321.5 | 321.8 | 321.8 | 320.5 | (p)321.7 | |
12-month % change |
2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.7 | (p)1.8 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
748.5 | 736.1 | 737.0 | 730.4 | 740.5 | (p)733.6 | |
12-month % change |
4.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.2 | (p)-1.1 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
908.8 | 909.9 | 913.1 | 914.0 | 917.3 | (p)920.6 | |
12-month % change |
2.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.5 | (p)2.8 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
543.1 | 546.2 | 550.5 | 553.4 | 556.0 | (p)557.1 | |
12-month % change |
4.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | (p)4.5 | |
Other Services(3) |
207.2 | 210.3 | 210.1 | 212.6 | 214.6 | (p)215.2 | |
12-month % change |
3.3 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.9 | (p)5.0 | |
Government(3) |
767.7 | 764.7 | 765.0 | 764.7 | 771.0 | (p)769.6 | |
12-month % change |
1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | (p)0.8 | |
Footnotes |