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Mar
13
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – December 2023

Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $38.48 per hour in the South to $52.32 in the Northeast in December 2023.

Mar
12
Consumer Price Index, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land area – February 2024

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 1.0 percent for the two months ending in February 2024.

Mar
12
Consumer Price Index, South Region — February 2024

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.9 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Mar
12
Consumer Price Index, West Region — February 2024

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

Feb
26
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Arkansas — 2023

In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 6.2 percent in Arkansas.

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