South Region

South Region - Monthly Data
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2008

Labor Force Data

  

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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 54,987.7 (5) 55,094.3 54,986.6 55,187.3 55,233.4 55,284.4

Employment (1)

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 52,435.4 (5) 52,274.7 52,171.7 52,132.3 52,057.6 52,035.9

Unemployment (1)

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 2,552.3 (5) 2,819.6 2,814.9 3,055.0 3,175.8 3,248.5

Unemployment Rate (2)

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 4.6 (5) 5.1 5.1 5.5 5.7 5.9

Consumer Price Index

  

CPI-U, All items (3)

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 208.085 210.006 212.324 213.304 212.387 212.650

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change

  

4.2 4.6 5.3 5.8 5.6 5.4

CPI-W, All items (4)

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 205.669 207.912 210.469 211.438 210.362 210.572

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change

  

4.5 4.9 5.8 6.4 6.2 5.9

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) All Urban Consumers, Base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Corrected.
South Region - Quarterly Data
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2008

Employment Cost Index, Private Industry

  

Total Compensation (1)

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 106.1 106.7 107.8 108.5 109.1

Compensation, 12-month % change
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 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.0 2.8

Wages & Salaries (1)

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 106.5 107.0 108.1 109.1 109.8

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change
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 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.1

Footnotes
(1) Private industry workers, Base: December 2005=100, quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted.

Data extracted on: October 31, 2008

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Geographically based survey data available from BLS:

Employment & Unemployment

Prices & Living Conditions

Compensation & Working Conditions