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Consumer Price Index, South Region – March 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.7 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Alabama – 2018
In 2018, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 7.3 percent in Alabama, not significantly different from the 7.7-percent rate for the nation.
Consumer Price Index, South Region – February 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.5 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Alabama Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Sept 2018 |
Oct 2018 |
Nov 2018 |
Dec 2018 |
Jan 2019 |
Feb 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)2,203.3 | (2)2,203.9 | (2)2,204.2 | (2)2,204.3 | 2,207.0 | (p)2,209.9 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)2,118.7 | (2)2,120.5 | (2)2,120.9 | (2)2,120.8 | 2,123.7 | (p)2,127.6 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)84.6 | (2)83.4 | (2)83.3 | (2)83.5 | 83.4 | (p)82.3 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)3.8 | (2)3.8 | (2)3.8 | (2)3.8 | 3.8 | (p)3.7 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
2,045.7 | 2,050.2 | 2,051.2 | 2,057.6 | 2,062.1 | (p)2,065.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | (p)1.6 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
10.1 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | (p)10.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | (p)1.0 |
Construction(4) |
|
90.3 | 89.9 | 90.2 | 92.2 | 91.4 | (p)91.8 |
12-month % change |
|
5.5 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 5.5 | (p)5.0 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
267.8 | 269.2 | 268.8 | 270.3 | 270.0 | (p)270.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 | (p)1.6 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
380.5 | 380.9 | 380.1 | 381.1 | 384.7 | (p)384.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | (p)1.3 |
Information(4) |
|
21.1 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 21.4 | 21.5 | (p)21.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | (p)2.9 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
96.4 | 97.7 | 97.0 | 96.9 | 97.3 | (p)96.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.9 | -0.4 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | (p)0.8 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
245.0 | 244.1 | 245.0 | 246.0 | 245.9 | (p)248.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.2 | (p)1.9 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
245.3 | 246.2 | 246.7 | 246.9 | 246.2 | (p)245.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | (p)0.8 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
205.5 | 208.1 | 208.2 | 209.4 | 212.1 | (p)212.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.9 | (p)3.9 |
Other Services(4) |
|
96.7 | 97.3 | 97.7 | 98.2 | 98.9 | (p)99.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 | (p)2.9 |
Government(4) |
|
387.0 | 385.5 | 386.2 | 385.2 | 384.1 | (p)384.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | (p)-0.1 |
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