U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Economy at a Glance

West Region

West Region - Monthly Data
Data Series	Back Data	Nov 2012	Dec 2012	Jan 2013	Feb 2013	Mar 2013	Apr 2013
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force (1)		(5) 36,003.4	(5) 36,028.6	36,080.4	36,147.4	36,134.7	36,138.1
Employment (1)		(5) 32,860.7	(5) 32,924.7	32,979.1	33,076.0	33,130.1	33,232.8
Unemployment (1)		(5) 3,142.6	(5) 3,103.9	3,101.3	3,071.3	3,004.6	2,905.2
Unemployment Rate (2)		(5) 8.7	(5) 8.6	8.6	8.5	8.3	8.0
Consumer Price Index
CPI-U, All items (3)		233.206	232.029	232.759	234.595	235.511	235.488
CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change		1.9	1.7	1.7	2.0	1.5	1.3
CPI-W, All items (4)		227.767	226.585	227.197	229.319	230.226	230.056
CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change		1.8	1.6	1.5	1.9	1.3	1.0
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, seasonally adjusted. (3) All Urban Consumers, Base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted. (5) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.

West Region - Quarterly Data
Data Series	Back Data	1st Qtr 2012	2nd Qtr 2012	3rd Qtr 2012	4th Qtr 2012	1st Qtr 2013
Employment Cost Index, Private Industry
Total Compensation (1)		115.7	116.3	116.9	116.9	117.5
Compensation, 12-month % change		1.9	1.7	2.0	1.6	1.6
Wages & Salaries (1)		115.4	116.1	116.5	116.4	117.1
Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change		1.6	1.8	1.7	1.3	1.5
Footnotes (1) Private industry workers, Base: December 2005=100, quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted.

Data extracted on: May 21, 2013

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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