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Economic Summaries:
Economic Summaries are specialized products that combine data graphically from subjects such as unemployment, inflation, and wages into a single document for selected metropolitan areas. To view a specific area in this region, use the dropdown list below or click here.
News Releases:
Consumer Price Index, West Region — January 2017
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.5 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, South Region – January 2017
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.5 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, Dallas-Fort Worth — January 2017
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Dallas-Fort Worth rose 0.4 percent in December and January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Oklahoma – 2016
In 2016, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 was 9.2 percent in Oklahoma, compared to 9.6 percent for the nation.
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Texas – 2016
In 2016, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 was 8.6 percent in Texas, significantly lower than the 9.6-percent rate for the nation.
