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Consumer Price Index, South Region – March 2018
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 0.2 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Mississippi – 2017
In 2017, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 9.5 percent in Mississippi.
Consumer Price Index, South Region – February 2018
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 0.6 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Mississippi Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Oct 2017 |
Nov 2017 |
Dec 2017 |
Jan 2018 |
Feb 2018 |
Mar 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)1,277.6 | (2)1,277.5 | (2)1,277.6 | 1,274.8 | 1,274.1 | (p)1,273.7 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)1,216.6 | (2)1,216.7 | (2)1,216.6 | 1,216.5 | 1,216.5 | (p)1,216.4 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)61.1 | (2)60.8 | (2)60.9 | 58.3 | 57.7 | (p)57.3 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)4.8 | (2)4.8 | (2)4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | (p)4.5 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
1,155.1 | 1,158.7 | 1,162.0 | 1,161.2 | 1,164.2 | (p)1,165.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | (p)1.3 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | (p)6.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.9 | -2.9 | -2.9 | -5.6 | -4.3 | (p)-5.6 |
Construction(4) |
|
42.5 | 42.6 | 43.0 | 44.1 | 44.9 | (p)45.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.0 | -3.6 | -2.1 | -0.2 | 3.0 | (p)3.4 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
143.6 | 143.8 | 144.9 | 144.0 | 144.7 | (p)145.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | (p)1.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
232.8 | 232.5 | 233.3 | 232.4 | 232.3 | (p)232.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | (p)0.6 |
Information(4) |
|
11.3 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 11.2 | (p)11.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.8 | -5.0 | -4.2 | -4.3 | -5.1 | (p)-6.7 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
44.4 | 45.0 | 44.9 | 45.0 | 45.6 | (p)45.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.6 | (p)2.9 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
109.1 | 110.8 | 112.4 | 112.6 | 112.8 | (p)112.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.0 | (p)4.7 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
145.0 | 145.8 | 145.7 | 145.8 | 145.8 | (p)146.3 |
12-month % change |
|
3.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.2 | (p)2.2 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
135.9 | 136.6 | 136.4 | 136.7 | 136.9 | (p)136.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 | (p)1.4 |
Other Services(4) |
|
40.6 | 40.2 | 40.1 | 40.3 | 40.6 | (p)40.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | -0.2 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 | (p)0.5 |
Government(4) |
|
243.1 | 243.2 | 243.1 | 242.4 | 242.7 | (p)242.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | (p)-0.2 |
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