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Sep
21
Average Energy Prices, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — August 2020
Gasoline prices averaged $2.357 per gallon in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area in August 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Sep
17
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – June 2020
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $31.66 per hour in the South to $40.69 in the West during June 2020.
Sep
11
Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin — August 2020
Prices in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), edged up 0.1 percent in August.
Wisconsin Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2020 |
Apr 2020 |
May 2020 |
June 2020 |
July 2020 |
Aug 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
3,088.8 | 3,048.6 | 3,103.2 | 3,062.8 | 3,026.5 | (p)3,048.4 |
Employment(1) |
|
2,992.5 | 2,633.1 | 2,726.6 | 2,798.2 | 2,810.7 | (p)2,858.4 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
96.3 | 415.6 | 376.7 | 264.6 | 215.8 | (p)190.0 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
3.1 | 13.6 | 12.1 | 8.6 | 7.1 | (p)6.2 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
2,967.8 | 2,518.1 | 2,589.5 | 2,691.2 | 2,720.5 | (p)2,755.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.5 | -15.6 | -13.1 | -9.9 | -8.8 | (p)-7.5 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | (p)3.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.0 | -7.1 | -14.3 | -14.6 | -16.7 | (p)-12.2 |
Construction(3) |
|
127.5 | 115.6 | 119.5 | 120.9 | 122.7 | (p)124.5 |
12-month % change |
|
3.2 | -6.6 | -3.6 | -2.8 | -1.3 | (p)0.1 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
482.9 | 444.5 | 452.5 | 450.8 | 455.8 | (p)458.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | -8.3 | -6.6 | -6.9 | -5.9 | (p)-5.1 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
531.3 | 471.6 | 486.7 | 506.7 | 508.1 | (p)514.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.9 | -12.0 | -9.0 | -5.4 | -4.8 | (p)-3.5 |
Information(3) |
|
45.5 | 40.6 | 39.4 | 39.6 | 39.5 | (p)39.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.4 | -13.2 | -15.8 | -16.3 | -16.3 | (p)-16.6 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
154.9 | 150.9 | 151.3 | 151.6 | 150.5 | (p)151.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | -2.2 | -2.0 | -1.7 | -2.5 | (p)-1.9 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
319.5 | 286.1 | 287.5 | 296.8 | 297.3 | (p)297.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.4 | -12.8 | -12.0 | -9.3 | -8.4 | (p)-8.6 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
467.5 | 412.9 | 421.4 | 434.7 | 443.7 | (p)443.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | -10.7 | -9.0 | -6.2 | -4.4 | (p)-4.6 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
278.0 | 121.9 | 149.7 | 197.0 | 203.0 | (p)208.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.3 | -57.3 | -47.4 | -30.9 | -28.6 | (p)-26.5 |
Other Services(3) |
|
150.7 | 118.0 | 122.5 | 130.1 | 132.1 | (p)132.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.2 | -22.7 | -19.8 | -14.9 | -13.5 | (p)-13.4 |
Government(3) |
|
406.0 | 352.1 | 355.4 | 359.5 | 364.3 | (p)382.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.1 | -13.3 | -12.1 | -12.2 | -10.9 | (p)-5.5 |
|
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