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Consumer Price Index, Atlanta – August 2017
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Atlanta rose 0.8 percent over the July-August pricing period.
Consumer Price Index, South Region – August 2017
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.4 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Atlanta Area Employment – July 2017
Total nonfarm employment for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Ga. Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 2,742,800 in July 2017, up 85,300, or 3.2 percent, over the year.
Georgia Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2017 |
Apr 2017 |
May 2017 |
June 2017 |
July 2017 |
Aug 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
5,020.6 | 5,031.3 | 5,035.3 | 5,038.0 | 5,038.1 | (p)5,047.0 |
Employment(1) |
|
4,763.3 | 4,778.9 | 4,789.0 | 4,797.4 | 4,801.4 | (p)4,811.3 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
257.3 | 252.4 | 246.3 | 240.6 | 236.7 | (p)235.7 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | (p)4.7 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
4,469.5 | 4,469.1 | 4,468.6 | 4,493.9 | 4,490.4 | (p)4,510.2 |
12-month % change |
|
3.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | (p)2.7 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
10.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.5 | (p)10.1 |
12-month % change |
|
7.4 | 8.5 | 10.8 | 11.7 | 11.7 | (p)7.4 |
Construction(3) |
|
183.9 | 181.3 | 182.6 | 179.1 | 176.1 | (p)177.0 |
12-month % change |
|
6.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 1.4 | -0.8 | (p)-0.8 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
387.6 | 390.1 | 388.1 | 386.5 | 385.2 | (p)389.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.8 | (p)0.1 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
942.9 | 941.2 | 943.7 | 945.0 | 944.5 | (p)947.2 |
12-month % change |
|
2.2 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | (p)1.9 |
Information(3) |
|
113.4 | 115.6 | 115.1 | 115.5 | 114.3 | (p)113.5 |
12-month % change |
|
2.3 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.1 | (p)2.0 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
247.1 | 247.4 | 247.4 | 248.4 | 247.6 | (p)248.6 |
12-month % change |
|
4.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.5 | (p)3.8 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
676.5 | 675.7 | 677.5 | 684.9 | 680.8 | (p)691.0 |
12-month % change |
|
4.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.6 | (p)5.7 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
573.7 | 572.4 | 573.5 | 579.1 | 577.2 | (p)576.6 |
12-month % change |
|
3.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | (p)2.3 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
486.0 | 483.8 | 480.5 | 488.7 | 492.0 | (p)490.0 |
12-month % change |
|
5.5 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | (p)4.1 |
Other Services(3) |
|
156.4 | 158.3 | 156.1 | 161.0 | 161.5 | (p)161.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | (p)2.3 |
Government(3) |
|
691.9 | 693.1 | 693.8 | 695.2 | 700.7 | (p)705.0 |
12-month % change |
|
2.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.9 | (p)2.2 |
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