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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.
Business Employment Dynamics in Mississippi – Fourth Quarter 2016
From September 2016 to December 2016 gross job gains in Mississippi totaled 56,564, while gross job losses numbered 50,563, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, South Region – July 2017
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South edged down 0.2 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Mississippi Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2017 |
Apr 2017 |
May 2017 |
June 2017 |
July 2017 |
Aug 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
1,302.7 | 1,306.3 | 1,303.2 | 1,296.6 | 1,289.0 | (p)1,283.1 |
Employment(1) |
|
1,236.9 | 1,241.6 | 1,239.0 | 1,231.2 | 1,221.6 | (p)1,214.9 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
65.8 | 64.8 | 64.2 | 65.3 | 67.4 | (p)68.2 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | (p)5.3 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,145.3 | 1,145.1 | 1,144.6 | 1,151.3 | 1,153.5 | (p)1,153.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | (p)0.6 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
7.0 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 | (p)6.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | -1.4 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | (p)1.5 |
Construction(3) |
|
41.2 | 41.1 | 41.7 | 42.5 | 42.2 | (p)42.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-10.6 | -7.4 | -4.1 | -3.2 | -3.7 | (p)-1.4 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
142.5 | 142.2 | 141.8 | 143.1 | 142.9 | (p)143.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.6 | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -0.3 | (p)0.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
230.3 | 231.1 | 230.7 | 232.9 | 233.5 | (p)232.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | (p)1.0 |
Information(3) |
|
11.6 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.3 | (p)11.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.9 | -7.3 | -8.9 | -6.6 | -7.4 | (p)-8.1 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
43.8 | 44.2 | 44.0 | 44.3 | 44.6 | (p)44.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 | (p)0.9 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
105.9 | 106.0 | 105.9 | 107.4 | 106.1 | (p)104.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.6 | -1.1 | -0.8 | -0.1 | -2.6 | (p)-2.2 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
142.6 | 142.4 | 143.6 | 143.7 | 143.9 | (p)145.4 |
12-month % change |
|
2.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | (p)3.0 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
134.1 | 133.5 | 132.3 | 133.1 | 134.6 | (p)134.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | (p)1.0 |
Other Services(3) |
|
40.5 | 40.9 | 40.9 | 40.8 | 40.0 | (p)39.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -0.5 | (p)-0.5 |
Government(3) |
|
245.8 | 245.5 | 245.6 | 245.2 | 247.6 | (p)246.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | (p)1.0 |
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