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Economic Summaries:
Economic Summaries are specialized products that combine data graphically from subjects such as unemployment, inflation, and wages into a single document for selected metropolitan areas. To view a specific area in this region, use the dropdown list below or click here.
News Releases:
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – June 2019
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $31.20 per hour in the South to $38.97 in the Northeast during June 2019.
Consumer Price Index, South Region – August 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South declined 0.1 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land – August 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Houston area was unchanged in July and August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — August 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), crept up 0.1 percent in August.
Parish Employment and Wages in Louisiana – First Quarter 2019
Employment rose in 4 of the 7 largest parishes in Louisiana from March 2018 to March 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.