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In 2022, union members accounted for 4.2 percent of wage and salary workers in Louisiana, compared with 4.7 percent in 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South edged down 0.3 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $35.65 per hour in the South to $43.84 in the Northeast in September 2022.
Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2023 |
Apr 2023 |
May 2023 |
June 2023 |
July 2023 |
Aug 2023 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
2,106.5 | 2,112.7 | 2,116.0 | 2,112.8 | 2,103.3 | (p)2,094.3 | |
Employment(1) |
2,030.6 | 2,036.9 | 2,039.4 | 2,037.4 | 2,032.5 | (p)2,025.5 | |
Unemployment(1) |
76.0 | 75.8 | 76.7 | 75.4 | 70.8 | (p)68.8 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | (p)3.3 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
1,950.7 | 1,958.3 | 1,960.8 | 1,959.9 | 1,957.2 | (p)1,964.6 | |
12-month % change |
2.1 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.6 | (p)1.8 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
32.7 | 33.1 | 33.3 | 33.4 | 33.6 | (p)33.7 | |
12-month % change |
6.9 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 | (p)7.3 | |
Construction(3) |
132.9 | 134.8 | 137.5 | 137.8 | 136.6 | (p)139.1 | |
12-month % change |
3.6 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 5.2 | (p)7.2 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
137.0 | 137.5 | 137.8 | 138.0 | 138.1 | (p)138.5 | |
12-month % change |
3.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.5 | (p)2.3 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
370.1 | 370.7 | 370.3 | 369.8 | 370.0 | (p)371.3 | |
12-month % change |
-1.0 | -0.8 | -1.1 | -1.4 | -1.6 | (p)-1.4 | |
Information(3) |
23.0 | 22.8 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 23.7 | (p)24.1 | |
12-month % change |
-0.9 | -3.8 | -5.1 | -1.7 | -1.3 | (p)1.7 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
92.7 | 93.2 | 93.7 | 94.2 | 94.5 | (p)94.5 | |
12-month % change |
5.1 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.9 | (p)4.5 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
220.8 | 223.1 | 223.0 | 221.8 | 222.5 | (p)223.6 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | (p)1.1 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
335.6 | 337.0 | 337.7 | 338.8 | 335.3 | (p)336.4 | |
12-month % change |
4.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 3.0 | (p)3.2 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
221.6 | 219.2 | 217.9 | 216.4 | 217.6 | (p)216.6 | |
12-month % change |
5.1 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | (p)1.9 | |
Other Services(3) |
70.0 | 70.0 | 70.4 | 70.7 | 69.4 | (p)70.2 | |
12-month % change |
-1.1 | -1.1 | -0.7 | -0.1 | -2.5 | (p)-1.5 | |
Government(3) |
314.3 | 316.9 | 316.7 | 315.5 | 315.9 | (p)316.6 | |
12-month % change |
1.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 1.6 | (p)1.5 | |
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