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Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.2 percent in August.
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $36.11 per hour in the South to $47.54 in the Northeast in June 2023.
From September 2022 to December 2022, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 23,945.
Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2023 |
Apr 2023 |
May 2023 |
June 2023 |
July 2023 |
Aug 2023 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
477.2 | 478.8 | 480.6 | 481.9 | 482.7 | (p)483.1 | |
Employment(1) |
468.0 | 469.8 | 471.7 | 473.1 | 473.7 | (p)474.0 | |
Unemployment(1) |
9.2 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.0 | (p)9.1 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | (p)1.9 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
459.8 | 461.1 | 460.9 | 460.5 | 460.1 | (p)461.7 | |
12-month % change |
2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | (p)1.5 | |
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3) |
26.8 | 27.3 | 26.8 | 28.3 | 28.1 | (p)28.4 | |
12-month % change |
-0.7 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | (p)4.0 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
46.1 | 45.9 | 45.8 | 45.6 | 46.1 | (p)46.1 | |
12-month % change |
2.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | (p)1.8 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
92.0 | 92.6 | 93.3 | 92.9 | 92.5 | (p)92.5 | |
12-month % change |
3.7 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 3.7 | (p)3.5 | |
Information(3) |
5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | (p)5.3 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 1.9 | -1.9 | 0.0 | 1.9 | (p)0.0 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
27.8 | 27.8 | 27.6 | 27.9 | 27.7 | (p)27.6 | |
12-month % change |
-0.7 | -1.1 | -1.4 | -0.4 | -1.4 | (p)-1.8 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
36.6 | 37.6 | 38.2 | 37.4 | 37.3 | (p)38.4 | |
12-month % change |
0.3 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | (p)3.2 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
76.4 | 76.2 | 75.9 | 76.4 | 77.0 | (p)77.4 | |
12-month % change |
2.4 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | (p)1.7 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
50.1 | 49.9 | 49.5 | 48.5 | 47.7 | (p)47.2 | |
12-month % change |
3.7 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 0.8 | -1.0 | (p)-2.3 | |
Other Services(3) |
17.9 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 17.6 | 17.8 | (p)18.0 | |
12-month % change |
2.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 0.0 | (p)0.6 | |
Government(3) |
80.9 | 80.9 | 80.8 | 80.7 | 80.6 | (p)80.8 | |
12-month % change |
1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 | (p)1.0 | |
Footnotes |