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Nov
10
Consumer Price Index, South Region — October 2022

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 0.4 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Nov
10
Consumer Price Index, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land – October 2022

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.6 percent for the two months ending in October 2022.

Nov
10
Consumer Price Index, West Region — October 2022

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

Oct
31
Business Employment Dynamics in Texas – First Quarter 2022

From December 2021 to March 2022 gross job gains in private sector establishments in Texas totaled 700,110, while gross job losses numbered 593,644, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Oct
31
Consumer Expenditures for the Dallas Metropolitan Area — 2020-2021

Households in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, metropolitan area spent an average of $62,672 per year in 2020-21, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

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