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County Employment and Wages in Arkansas – Fourth Quarter 2021

Employment rose in all three large Arkansas counties from December 2020 to December 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jun

County Employment and Wages in New Mexico – Fourth Quarter 2021

In New Mexico’s only large county, Bernalillo, employment rose 7.2 percent from December 2020 to December 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jun

Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – March 2022

Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $34.45 per hour in the South to $42.83 in the Northeast in March 2022.

Jun

Consumer Price Index, West Region — May 2022

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.8 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jun

Consumer Price Index, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area – May 2022

Prices in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U),were up 1.8 percent in April and May, up 9.1 percent over the year

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