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Nov
13
Consumer Price Index, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land – October 2019

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Houston area were up 0.3 percent in September and October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Nov
13
Consumer Price Index, West Region — October 2019

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.5 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Nov
13
Consumer Price Index, South Region – October 2019

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

Nov
07
Business Employment Dynamics in Texas – First Quarter 2019

From December 2018 to March 2019 gross job gains in private sector establishments in Texas totaled 584,029, while gross job losses numbered 541,312 the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Nov
01
Changing Compensation Costs in the Dallas Metropolitan Area – September 2019

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.3 percent in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Consolidated Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in September 2019.

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