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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 Mississippi – 2018
In 2018, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 8.7 percent in Mississippi, 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.
Mississippi Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Oct 2018 |
Nov 2018 |
Dec 2018 |
Jan 2019 |
Feb 2019 |
Mar 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)1,274.3 | (2)1,274.7 | (2)1,275.0 | 1,273.5 | 1,270.3 | (p)1,267.6 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)1,214.8 | (2)1,215.1 | (2)1,215.2 | 1,213.4 | 1,209.7 | (p)1,206.0 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)59.5 | (2)59.7 | (2)59.8 | 60.2 | 60.6 | (p)61.5 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)4.7 | (2)4.7 | (2)4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | (p)4.9 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
1,159.5 | 1,162.6 | 1,162.6 | 1,161.3 | 1,160.6 | (p)1,159.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | (p)0.7 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | (p)6.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | -1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -2.9 | (p)-2.9 |
Construction(4) |
|
42.8 | 42.9 | 43.0 | 42.5 | 42.3 | (p)42.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.3 | -2.3 | -0.9 | -2.3 | -1.4 | (p)-2.3 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
145.2 | 145.8 | 146.8 | 146.1 | 146.3 | (p)145.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | (p)1.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
231.2 | 232.6 | 232.2 | 231.6 | 231.4 | (p)231.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | (p)-0.3 |
Information(4) |
|
10.9 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 10.9 | (p)10.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.5 | -2.7 | -2.7 | -0.9 | -2.7 | (p)-1.8 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
44.5 | 44.2 | 44.1 | 44.2 | 44.2 | (p)44.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -0.2 | (p)-0.4 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
112.1 | 112.4 | 112.1 | 111.6 | 111.2 | (p)110.8 |
12-month % change |
|
4.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | (p)2.5 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
145.9 | 146.1 | 145.6 | 145.5 | 145.1 | (p)145.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | (p)0.5 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
136.2 | 136.6 | 137.9 | 139.2 | 139.3 | (p)139.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | (p)3.3 |
Other Services(4) |
|
42.0 | 41.6 | 41.2 | 41.0 | 41.2 | (p)41.0 |
12-month % change |
|
2.9 | 1.7 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.2 | (p)-0.2 |
Government(4) |
|
241.8 | 242.6 | 242.0 | 241.8 | 242.0 | (p)241.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | (p)0.3 |
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