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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.
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.
New Mexico had 54,000 job openings in December 2023, compared to 57,000 openings in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Data Series | Back Data |
Aug 2023 |
Sept 2023 |
Oct 2023 |
Nov 2023 |
Dec 2023 |
Jan 2024 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)967.0 | (r)967.2 | (r)967.8 | (r)968.4 | (r)969.0 | (p)968.9 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)930.1 | (r)929.4 | (r)929.4 | (r)929.9 | (r)930.6 | (p)930.4 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)36.9 | (r)37.8 | (r)38.5 | (r)38.5 | (r)38.4 | (p)38.6 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)3.8 | (r)3.9 | (r)4.0 | (r)4.0 | (r)4.0 | (p)4.0 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
875.6 | 872.7 | 875.6 | 877.9 | 881.1 | (p)882.0 | |
12-month % change |
2.0 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | (p)1.7 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
23.8 | 23.2 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.4 | (p)23.1 | |
12-month % change |
9.2 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.0 | (p)2.7 | |
Construction(3) |
53.2 | 53.3 | 53.8 | 53.7 | 53.8 | (p)53.3 | |
12-month % change |
6.4 | 6.2 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 5.7 | (p)3.7 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
28.4 | 28.4 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 29.5 | (p)29.2 | |
12-month % change |
-2.1 | -2.1 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | (p)0.3 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
145.7 | 146.3 | 145.5 | 146.0 | 147.0 | (p)147.0 | |
12-month % change |
0.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.5 | (p)1.4 | |
Information(3) |
8.9 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.2 | (p)9.2 | |
12-month % change |
-19.8 | -23.7 | -20.9 | -15.2 | -14.0 | (p)-20.7 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
35.5 | 35.5 | 35.1 | 35.1 | 35.0 | (p)35.6 | |
12-month % change |
-0.3 | -0.3 | -1.4 | -1.7 | -1.7 | (p)-0.3 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
120.0 | 120.2 | 122.0 | 122.3 | 122.3 | (p)122.3 | |
12-month % change |
2.5 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | (p)3.1 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
147.5 | 144.6 | 144.9 | 145.1 | 145.6 | (p)146.0 | |
12-month % change |
1.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | (p)1.5 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
98.9 | 99.2 | 99.1 | 99.6 | 98.9 | (p)98.7 | |
12-month % change |
2.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.8 | (p)0.2 | |
Other Services(3) |
27.9 | 27.9 | 28.2 | 28.0 | 28.3 | (p)28.6 | |
12-month % change |
2.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | (p)3.2 | |
Government(3) |
185.8 | 185.4 | 186.7 | 187.1 | 188.1 | (p)189.0 | |
12-month % change |
3.0 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | (p)3.2 | |
Footnotes |