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• Discontinuance of mailing paper copies of the Midwest Consumer Price Index (CPI) Summary

As of March 1, 2008, subscribers will no longer receive paper copies of the Midwest CPI Summary in the mail. The Midwest CPI Summary will continue to be available through the Bureaus Web site.

A free email subscription service is available for the CPI announcement. Shortly after the CPI announcement is posted online each month, subscribers to this service receive an email message containing a link to the announcement. The subscription form with a list of available regional office CPI summaries (blue cards) is located at http://www.bls.gov/bls/list.htm.

The mailing of regional CPI announcements (summaries) and other regional publications is being discontinued as a result of unanticipated budget constraints faced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. See http://www.bls.gov/bls/budgetimpact.htm for details.

• The Rise and Decline of Auto Parts Manufacturing in the Midwest Prior to its recent decline, the Midwest auto parts manufacturing industry (which is three times as large as the regions auto assembly industry) experienced two distinct periods of employment and wage growth: strong expansion from 1992 to 1995 and modest gains from 1995 to 2000. This Monthly Labor Review article from the Chicago regional office examines employment and wage trends within the Midwest auto parts sector from 1992-2006 using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).

Census Region at a Glance  (Click on the appropriate labels for regional data)

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Midwest Regional Economy

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Inflation and Consumer Spending

Consumer Price Index

• Midwest region (monthly)  (HTML) (PDF 40K)
• Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI (monthly)  (HTML) (PDF 43K)
• Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN (semiannual)  (HTML) (PDF 26K)
• Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH
• All Items (odd months) (HTML) (PDF 63K)
• Food and Energy (even months) (HTML) (PDF 64K)
• Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI
• All Items (even months) (HTML) (PDF 73K)
• Food and Energy (odd months) (HTML) (PDF 66K)
• Milwaukee, WI (semiannual)  (HTML) (PDF 27K)
• Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI (semiannual)  (HTML) (PDF 26K)

• Consumer Price Index for the Midwest and Selected Metropolitan Areas

Historical Tables CPI-U and CPI-W (1982-84=100) (PDF)
• U.S. City Average
• Midwest Region
• Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI
• Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-IN-KY
• Cleveland-Akron, OH
• Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI
• Milwaukee-Racine, WI
• Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI

Midwest CPI Summary

Monthly CPI's for the U.S., Midwest Region, and the Chicago area; bimonthly indexes for the Detroit and Cleveland areas; and semi-annual indexes for the Cincinnati, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis areas.

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• January (PDF 46K)
• February (PDF 29K)
• March (PDF 29K)
• April (PDF 34K)
• May (PDF 30K)
• June (PDF 30K)
• July (PDF 37K)
• August (PDF 58K)
• September (PDF 39K)
• October (PDF 30K)
• November (PDF 34K)
• December (PDF 57K)

Consumer Expenditure Survey

• Regional Spending Patterns in the U.S. and Metropolitan Areas in the Midwest, 2003-2004 (TXT) (PDF 225K)
• Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI (TXT) (PDF 44K)
• Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN (TXT) (PDF 39K)
• Cleveland-Akron, OH (TXT) (PDF 40K)
• Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI  (TXT) (PDF 35K)
• Milwaukee, WI  (TXT) (PDF 39K)
• Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI  (TXT) (PDF 40K)

• Consumer Expenditures for the U.S Average and Regions
• Consumer Expenditures for Selected Metropolitan Areas in the Midwest

Employment & Unemployment

Nonfarm Payroll Employment

  News Releases
• Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistics Area Nonfarm Payroll Statistics (Quarterly) (TXT) (PDF 101K)
• Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistics Area Nonfarm Payroll Statistics (Quarterly) (TXT) (PDF 95K)

Data Tables

• Non-farm Wage and Salary Employment in Selected Midwest States

Union Membership

• Union Membership in Illinois, 2007 (Annual) (TXT) (PDF 136K)
• Union Membership in Michigan, 2007 (Annual) (TXT) (PDF 163K)
• Union Membership in Ohio, 2007 (Annual) (TXT) (PDF 136K)

 Data Tables

• Union Membership in Selected Midwest States

  Other Employment Data Tables

• Civilian Labor Force in the Midwest
• Unemployed in the Midwest
• Unemployment Rates in the Midwest
• Unemployment Rates by Metropolitan Area (MSA) in Selected Midwest States
• Mass Layoffs in the Midwest

Wages, Earnings, & Benefits

Compensation Cost Trends

Employment Cost Index

• Employment Cost Index for the Regions (TXT) (PDF 61K)
• Employer Costs for Employee Compensation - Midwest Region (Quarterly) (TXT) (PDF 61K)
• Occupational Pay Relatives for Metropolitan Areas in Indiana (TXT) (PDF 107K)
• Occupational Pay Relatives for Metropolitan Areas in Ohio (TXT) (PDF 114K)

• Employment Cost Index for the U.S. Average and Regions

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

• Average Weekly Wages in Nebraska, Fourth Quarter, 2006 (TXT) (PDF 88K)
• Average Weekly Wages in Wisconsin, Third Quarter 2007 (TXT) (PDF 86K)
• Average Weekly Wages in North Dakota, Third Quarter, 2007 (TXT) (PDF 85K)
• Average Weekly Wages in South Dakota, Second Quarter 2007 (TXT) (PDF 67K)
• Average Weekly Wages in Indiana, First Quarter, 2007 (TXT) (PDF 66K)
• Average Weekly Wages in Iowa, Second Quarter, 2007 (TXT) (PDF 87K)
• Average Weekly Wages in Ohio, First Quarter 2006 (TXT) (PDF 66K)
• Average Weekly Wages in Minnesota, Third Quarter 2007 (TXT) (PDF 66K)
• Average Weekly Wages in Michigan, Fourth Quarter, 2006 (TXT) (PDF 67K)
• Average Weekly Wages in Illinois: Fourth Quarter 2006 (TXT) (PDF 44K)

National Compensation Surveys

Illinois

• Bloomington-Normal  (TXT) (PDF 39K)
• Chicago-Gary-Kenosha (TXT) (PDF 43K)
• Morgan County (TXT) (PDF 55K)
• Rockford (TXT) (PDF 97K)
• St. Louis, MO-IL  (TXT) (PDF 137K)

Indiana

• Bloomington (TXT) (PDF 91K)
• Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI (TXT) (PDF 43K)
• Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN (TXT) (PDF 37K)
• Elkhart-Goshen (TXT) (PDF 33K)
• Indianapolis (TXT) (PDF 76K)
• Jefferson County (TXT) (PDF 54K)
• Louisville, KY-IN (TXT)

Iowa

• Clinton County (TXT) (PDF 54K)
• Iowa City (TXT) (PDF 93K)

Michigan

• Delta County (TXT) (PDF 54K)
• Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint (TXT) (PDF 79K)
• Grand Rapids-Wyoming (TXT) (PDF 38K)
• Kalamazoo-Battle Creek (TXT) (PDF 32K)

Minnesota

• Freeborn County (TXT) (PDF 55K)
• Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI (TXT) (PDF 108K)

Nebraska

• Lincoln (TXT) (PDF 85K)

Ohio

• Cincinnati-Hamilton (TXT) (PDF 37K)
• Cleveland-Akron (TXT) (PDF 79K)
• Columbus (TXT) (PDF 68K)
• Dayton-Springfield-Greenville (TXT) (PDF 36K)
• Seneca County (TXT) (PDF 55K)
• Youngstown-Warren (TXT) (PDF 58K)

Wisconsin

• Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI (TXT) (PDF 43K)
• Milwaukee-Racine (TXT) (PDF 40K)
• Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI (TXT) (PDF 108K)

Occupational Employment and Wages

News Releases

• Occupational Employment and Wages in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI May 2006 (TXT) (PDF 163K)
• Occupational Employment and Wages in Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI May 2006 (TXT) (PDF 161K)
• Occupational Employment and Wages in Rockford, IL November 2004 (TXT) (PDF 139K)
• Occupational Employment and Wages in Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI, November 2004 (TXT) (PDF 158K)

• Table of Occupational Wage Estimates for Midwest States and Metropolitan Areas

Safety and Health

• Fatal Occupational Injuries in Indiana, 2004 (TXT) (PDF 196K)
• Fatal Occupational Injuries in Iowa, 2006 (TXT) (PDF 222K)
• Fatal Occupational Injuries in Michigan, 2006 (TXT) (PDF 222K)
• Fatal Occupational Injuries in Nebraska, 2006 (TXT) (PDF 222K)
• Fatal Occupational Injuries in North Dakota, 2006 (TXT) (PDF 93K)
• Fatal Occupational Injuries in South Dakota, 2006 (TXT) (PDF 96K)
• Fatal Occupational Injuries in Wisconsin, 2006 (TXT) (PDF 222K)

• Incidence Rates of Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses in Selected Midwest States
• Fatal Occupational Injuries by Event or Exposure in Selected Midwest States

Frequently Asked Questions

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• 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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