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News Releases:

Sep

Oklahoma Job Openings and Labor Turnover — July 2023

Oklahoma had 105,000 job openings in July 2023, compared to 120,000 openings in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Sep

Parish Employment and Wages in Louisiana – First Quarter 2023

Employment rose in all seven of the largest parishes in Louisiana from March 2022 to March 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Sep

Consumer Price Index, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land area – August 2023

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 1.0 percent for the two months ending in August 2023.

Sep

Consumer Price Index, South Region — August 2023

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.6 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Sep

Consumer Price Index, West Region — August 2023

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.4 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

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