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Inflation and Consumer Spending

• Consumer Price Indexes, All Items, U.S. and Southwest metropolitan areas
• Dallas-Fort Worth CPI, Current Month   (PDF)
• Houston-Galveston CPI, Current Month  (PDF)
• Dallas-Fort Worth CPI, Previous Month   (PDF)
• Houston-Galveston CPI, Previous Month   (PDF)
• Consumer Price Index Indicators, Current Month  (PDF)
• Consumer Price Index Indicators, Previous Month   (PDF)

• CPI-U, Annual Percent Changes for Calendar Years 2000-2003
  
• Information on Geometric Means (National CPI homepage)

Revisions in January to August 2000 CPI Data

• REVISED Table of CPI Revisions for January through August 2000, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (TXT) (PDF)
• REVISED Table of CPI Revisions for January through August 2000, Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX (TXT) (PDF)

Employment & Unemployment

• Unemployment rates and nonfarm employment, by Southwest state
• Unemployment rates and nonfarm employment, by Southwest metropolitan area
• Southwest Regional labor force and nonfarm employment, by state(PDF)

• Rankings by unemployment rate, all U.S. states
• Rankings by unemployment rate, all U.S. metropolitan areas

• Nonfarm employment by industry division and percent change, U.S. and Texas, seasonally adjusted (TXT) (PDF)
• Historical nonfarm employment by major industry division, Arkansas, seasonally adjusted
• Historical nonfarm employment by major industry division, Louisiana, seasonally adjusted
• Historical nonfarm employment by major industry division, New Mexico, seasonally adjusted
• Historical nonfarm employment by major industry division, Oklahoma, seasonally adjusted
• Historical nonfarm employment by major industry division, Texas, seasonally adjusted
• Historical nonfarm employment by major industry division, Texas, not seasonally adjusted



• Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance by census region, division, and state

Wages, Earnings, & Benefits

Average Annual Wages and Compensation Costs

• Average Annual Wages in the Southwest States, 2002  (PDF)
• Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, South Region, March 2004  (PDF)
• Employment Cost Index, South Region  (PDF)
• Table of Employment Cost Index, private industry workers in the U.S. and South region

Southwest Occupational Compensation News Releases

• Albuquerque, NM, February-March 1996   [Table 1 | Table 2 | Table 3]
• Amarillo, TX, May 2004  (PDF) UPDATED
• Andrews County, TX, June 1999 (summary table)
• Arkansas, July 1997 (PDF)
• Austin-San Marcos, TX, May 2004  (PDF) UPDATED
• Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX, July 2003  (PDF)
• Corpus Christi, TX, July 2003  (PDF)
• Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, March 2003  (PDF)
• El Paso-Las Cruces-Alamagordo, TX-NM,
• Gillespie County, TX, October 1998 (selected tables) (PDF)
• Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX, December 2003  (PDF) UPDATED
• New Orleans, LA, March 2003  (PDF)
• Oklahoma City, OK, February 2004  (PDF) UPDATED
• Panola County, TX, October 1998 (selected tables) (PDF)
• San Antonio, TX, November 2003  (PDF) UPDATED
• Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
• Tulsa,OK

To find additional pay tables and information on the areas listed above, see National Compensation Survey Published Areas.    To search for any other locality, click here

Safety & Health

Southwest Occupational Injury and Fatality Statistics

• Incidence Rates of Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses in Private Industy, Southwest States
• Fatal Occupational Injuries by Event or Exposure, Southwest States

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Frequently Asked Questions

• Consumer Price Indexes FAQ
• Consumer Expenditure Survey FAQ
• State and Area Employment, Hours, and Earnings FAQ
• Mass Layoff Statistics FAQ
• Local Area Unemployment Statistics FAQ
• Compensation Cost Trends FAQ
• National Compensation Survey FAQ
• Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities FAQ

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