Southeast Information Office

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 0.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater advanced 11.2 percent from July 2021 to July 2022.

Workers in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.40 in May 2021, 6 percent below the nationwide average of $28.01.

From September 2021 to December 2021, gross job gains from opening and expanding establishments in Georgia were 319,390, while gross job losses from closing and contracting establishments were 222,404

From September 2021 to December 2021, gross job gains from opening & expanding establishments in Mississippi were 72,504, while gross job losses from closing & contracting establishments were 50,572.