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Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — September 2018
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area increased 0.4 percent in September.
Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – September 2018
The Midwest Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) inched up 0.1 percent after recording no change in each of the prior two months, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Chicago Area Employment — August 2018
Total nonfarm employment for the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 4,762,300 in August 2018, up 36,300, or 0.8 percent, over the year.
Wisconsin Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2018 |
Apr 2018 |
May 2018 |
June 2018 |
July 2018 |
Aug 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
3,168.6 | 3,175.4 | 3,179.8 | 3,183.0 | 3,183.1 | (p)3,178.2 |
Employment(1) |
|
3,078.0 | 3,085.9 | 3,090.6 | 3,092.0 | 3,090.0 | (p)3,083.2 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
90.5 | 89.5 | 89.2 | 91.1 | 93.1 | (p)95.0 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | (p)3.0 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
2,973.5 | 2,968.6 | 2,968.7 | 2,976.3 | 2,984.7 | (p)2,987.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | (p)1.5 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | (p)4.7 |
12-month % change |
|
9.5 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | (p)2.2 |
Construction(3) |
|
121.7 | 120.2 | 121.6 | 123.0 | 123.0 | (p)122.9 |
12-month % change |
|
4.8 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | (p)4.7 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
479.8 | 480.6 | 482.1 | 485.8 | 488.1 | (p)489.6 |
12-month % change |
|
2.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | (p)4.8 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
544.8 | 542.7 | 541.7 | 542.8 | 544.7 | (p)545.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | (p)0.6 |
Information(3) |
|
46.7 | 46.7 | 46.6 | 46.3 | 46.2 | (p)46.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.9 | -3.1 | -2.9 | -3.1 | -2.9 | (p)-3.0 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
150.7 | 150.7 | 150.3 | 150.0 | 150.2 | (p)149.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.8 | -1.6 | -1.7 | -2.0 | -1.8 | (p)-1.9 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
329.6 | 330.0 | 328.3 | 324.5 | 322.4 | (p)321.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | -0.7 | (p)-0.7 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
453.0 | 452.1 | 451.6 | 452.0 | 455.5 | (p)456.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 | (p)1.2 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
282.4 | 281.2 | 281.1 | 285.4 | 287.1 | (p)285.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.4 | (p)1.9 |
Other Services(3) |
|
152.7 | 151.6 | 151.8 | 151.9 | 151.7 | (p)151.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | (p)0.6 |
Government(3) |
|
407.5 | 408.2 | 409.1 | 410.0 | 411.2 | (p)414.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | (p)1.9 |
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