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Consumer Price Index, South Region – October 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South edged up 0.2 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, South Region – September 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South was unchanged in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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.
Arkansas Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
May 2019 |
June 2019 |
July 2019 |
Aug 2019 |
Sept 2019 |
Oct 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
1,361.9 | 1,362.8 | 1,363.4 | 1,362.5 | 1,362.2 | (p)1,363.8 |
Employment(1) |
|
1,313.4 | 1,315.5 | 1,316.5 | 1,315.6 | 1,315.1 | (p)1,316.0 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
48.5 | 47.3 | 46.9 | 46.9 | 47.1 | (p)47.8 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | (p)3.5 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,273.5 | 1,275.3 | 1,275.5 | 1,278.4 | 1,279.7 | (p)1,282.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | (p)1.4 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.8 | (p)5.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.0 | -3.3 | -1.7 | -3.4 | -1.7 | (p)-6.7 |
Construction(3) |
|
52.9 | 53.2 | 53.0 | 52.9 | 53.6 | (p)53.9 |
12-month % change |
|
4.5 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.9 | (p)7.6 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
163.1 | 163.2 | 162.6 | 163.9 | 162.4 | (p)164.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.1 | (p)2.2 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
252.3 | 252.5 | 253.9 | 253.6 | 253.8 | (p)253.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | (p)0.8 |
Information(3) |
|
11.0 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 10.9 | (p)10.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.8 | -1.8 | -1.8 | -0.9 | -1.8 | (p)-1.8 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
60.9 | 61.7 | 62.3 | 63.3 | 63.0 | (p)62.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 3.3 | (p)3.3 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
147.8 | 147.4 | 145.2 | 145.7 | 145.8 | (p)146.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.9 | -1.5 | -1.0 | -0.6 | (p)0.3 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
192.5 | 191.9 | 192.2 | 193.1 | 194.3 | (p)194.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | (p)1.0 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
120.5 | 122.6 | 123.3 | 122.7 | 123.4 | (p)123.5 |
12-month % change |
|
2.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.1 | (p)3.8 |
Other Services(3) |
|
54.1 | 53.8 | 53.5 | 53.3 | 53.1 | (p)53.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -1.1 | (p)-0.4 |
Government(3) |
|
212.7 | 212.3 | 212.8 | 213.2 | 213.6 | (p)213.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | (p)0.2 |
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