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Economic Summaries:

Economic Summaries are specialized products that combine data graphically from subjects such as unemployment, inflation, and wages into a single document for selected metropolitan areas. To view a specific area in this region, use the dropdown list below or click here.

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Sep
16

Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – June 2021

Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $32.78 per hour in the South to $40.93 in the Northeast during June 2021.

Sep
14

Consumer Price Index, West Region — August 2021

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), crept up 0.2 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Sep
14

Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – August 2021

Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.2 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Sep
14

Consumer Price Index, St. Louis – August 2021

Prices in the St. Louis area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 1.0 percent for the two months ending in August 2021.

Sep
13

County Employment and Wages in Utah — First Quarter 2021

Employment rose in 3 of the 4 largest counties in Utah from March 2020 to March 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

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