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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.

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Jan
13

Consumer Price Index, West Region — December 2020

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), edged down 0.1 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jan
13

Consumer Price Index, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land – December 2020

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Houston area rose 0.2 percent in November and December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jan
13

Consumer Price Index, South Region – December 2020

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.2 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jan
06

Dallas-Fort Worth Area Employment — November 2020

Total nonfarm employment in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area decreased by 96,100 over the year in November.

Dec
17

Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – September 2020

Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $31.59 per hour in the South to $40.82 in the West during September 2020.

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