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CPI Technical Information

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• Revision in January to August 2000 CPI Data -- 9/28/2000
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Consumer Expenditure Survey

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What the Nation Spends on Health Care: A Regional Comparison (PDF)

CEX Technical Information

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Employment & Unemployment

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Historical Tables of Employment, Unemployment and Labor Force

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• Grand Junction, CO
• Greeley, CO
• Pueblo, CO
• Kansas
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• Lawrence, KS
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• Missouri
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• Kansas City,MO-KS
• Springfield, MO
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• St. Louis, MO
• Montana
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• Great Falls, MT
• Kansas City, MO-KS
• Missoula, MT
• Utah
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• Provo, UT
• Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT
• Wyoming
• Casper, WY
• Cheyenne, WY

State Labor Force Data ranked by Unemployment Rate

Coal Mining in the U.S. West: Price and Employment Trends

Employment Technical Information

• CPS Frequently Asked Questions
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• LAUS Frequently Asked Questions

Wages, Earnings, & Benefits

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

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• Average Annual Pay for the Mountain States, (Annual) (HTML) (PDF)
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Data Tables

• Average Annual Pay in the Mountain States (TXT) (PDF)
• Average Annual Pay in the Plains States (TXT) (PDF)

CEW Technical Information

• CEW Frequently Asked Questions

Compensation Costs

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• Employment Cost Index - Midwest (HTML) (PDF)
• Employment Cost Index - West (HTML) (PDF)
• Employer Costs For Employee Compensation in the Midwest Region (HTML) (PDF)
• Employer Costs for Employee Compensation in the West Region (HTML) (PDF)
• Employee Benefits Survey North Central Region, Small Establishments

Data Tables

• Average Hourly Earnings in Mining and Manufacturing

Compensation Costs Technical Information

• Compenstion Costs Frequently Asked Questions
• EBS Frequently Asked Questions

National Compensation Surveys

• Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO (May '98) (Jul '99) (Jun '00) (Ju1 '01) (Jun '02) (Jun '03)
• Ft. Collins-Loveland, CO (Nov '97) (Sep '98) (Nov '99) (Oct '00) (Sept '01) (Oct '02) (Oct '03)
• Great Falls, MT (Nov '01) (Nov '02) (Nov '03)
• Kansas City, MO (Sep '97) (Aug '98) (Nov '99) (Sep '00) (Oct '01) (Sep '02) (Sep '03)
• Montana (statewide), June 1997
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• St. Louis, MO-IL (Jun '98) (Jul '99) (Jun '00) (Jul '01) (Jun '02) (Jun '03)
• Salt Lake City, UT, July-August 1996
• Salt Lake City, UT, Construction Industry, November 1998




Data Tables

• Occupational Wages in the West North Central Census Division (PDF)
• Occupational Wages in the Mountain Census Division (PDF)

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NCS Technical Information

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Safety and Health

Mountain-Plains Occupational Injury and Fatality Statistics

• Mountain-Plains Occupational Injury and Fatality Chart Package
• Work-Related Deaths in the Mountain States (Annual) (HTML) (PDF)
• Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in the Extractive Industries

Safety and Health Technical Information

• Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities Frequently Asked Questions

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• Coal Mining in the U.S. West: Price and Employment Trends
• What the Nation Spends on Health Care: A Regional Comparison (PDF)
• Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in the Extractive Industries

Frequently Asked Questions

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