Midwest Region

Midwest Region - Monthly Data
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Data		 Aug
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2013

Labor Force Data

  

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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 34,091.7 34,137.9 34,240.0 34,244.0 34,260.3  

Employment (1)

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 31,518.8 31,614.9 31,752.6 31,809.2 31,820.7  

Unemployment (1)

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 2,572.8 2,523.0 2,487.4 2,434.8 2,439.6  

Unemployment Rate (2)

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 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.1 7.1  

Consumer Price Index

  

CPI-U, All items (3)

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 220.462 221.125 220.375 219.483 219.033 219.282

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change

   1.8 1.9 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.3

CPI-W, All items (4)

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 217.113 217.940 216.886 215.699 215.160 215.240

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change

   1.8 2.0 2.3 1.8 1.8 1.2

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) All Urban Consumers, Base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
Midwest Region - Quarterly Data
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Data		 4th Qtr
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2012		 4th Qtr
2012

Employment Cost Index, Private Industry

  

Total Compensation (1)

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 113.9 114.7 115.3 115.7 115.9

Compensation, 12-month % change
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 2.3 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.8

Wages & Salaries (1)

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 112.9 113.8 114.3 114.7 115.0

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change
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 1.5 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.9

Footnotes
(1) Private industry workers, Base: December 2005=100, quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted.

Data extracted on: February 21, 2013

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Geographically based survey data available from BLS:

Employment & Unemployment

Prices & Living Conditions

Compensation & Working Conditions