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Consumer Price Index, South Region – November 2018
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South edged down 0.3 percent in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, South Region – October 2018
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South edged up 0.2 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Women’s Earnings in Mississippi – 2017
In 2017, Mississippi women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $643, or 81.0 percent of the $794 median usual weekly earnings for their male counterparts.
Mississippi Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
May 2018 |
June 2018 |
July 2018 |
Aug 2018 |
Sept 2018 |
Oct 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
1,278.3 | 1,281.5 | 1,285.0 | 1,287.8 | 1,288.2 | (p)1,286.5 |
Employment(1) |
|
1,218.8 | 1,220.9 | 1,223.9 | 1,226.1 | 1,226.6 | (p)1,225.7 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
59.5 | 60.6 | 61.1 | 61.7 | 61.6 | (p)60.8 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | (p)4.7 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,165.5 | 1,166.9 | 1,165.5 | 1,169.5 | 1,168.1 | (p)1,168.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | (p)1.2 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | (p)6.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.9 | -4.3 | -4.3 | -5.7 | -5.8 | (p)-2.9 |
Construction(3) |
|
44.8 | 45.2 | 44.0 | 43.6 | 42.9 | (p)42.2 |
12-month % change |
|
4.4 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 0.7 | -0.9 | (p)-0.7 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
144.9 | 145.0 | 144.6 | 144.8 | 144.8 | (p)145.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | (p)1.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
233.2 | 232.6 | 231.3 | 232.7 | 232.3 | (p)232.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | (p)-0.3 |
Information(3) |
|
11.1 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.1 | (p)11.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.9 | -4.3 | -3.4 | -2.6 | -2.6 | (p)-1.8 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
45.1 | 45.4 | 46.2 | 46.0 | 45.2 | (p)44.8 |
12-month % change |
|
2.0 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 2.5 | (p)0.9 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
113.5 | 113.1 | 112.8 | 113.4 | 114.3 | (p)115.8 |
12-month % change |
|
5.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 6.8 | (p)6.1 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
147.4 | 146.3 | 145.7 | 146.5 | 145.9 | (p)146.0 |
12-month % change |
|
2.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | (p)0.7 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
136.1 | 138.0 | 138.9 | 139.5 | 138.8 | (p)139.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | (p)2.3 |
Other Services(3) |
|
40.6 | 40.9 | 40.6 | 41.0 | 41.0 | (p)41.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | (p)2.0 |
Government(3) |
|
242.1 | 242.5 | 243.6 | 244.2 | 245.3 | (p)244.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | (p)0.7 |
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