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Economic Summaries:

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May
11

Consumer Price Index, West Region — April 2022

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.7 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

May
11

Consumer Price Index, South Region — April 2022

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 0.5 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

May
11

Consumer Price Index, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land – April 2022

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Houston area advanced 2.4 percent for the two months ending in April 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

May
05

Business Employment Dynamics in Louisiana – Third Quarter 2021

From June 2021 to September 2021, gross job loss from closing and contracting establishments in LA were 129,960; gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 102,880.

May
05

Changing Compensation Costs in the Dallas Metropolitan Area — March 2022

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.5 percent in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Consolidated Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2022.

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