PeriodCurrentPreviousOneTwo
Twin Citiesreportedperiodperiodyear agoyears ago
Consumer Price Index 2nd half, '12225223.9221.3212.5
Mortgage rate (Avg. 30-yr conventional) June4.07%3.54%3.68%4.51%
Total employment (000s) June1,796.61,979.11,756.81,726.1
Number unemployed (000s) June95.689.5109.6126.3
Unemployment rate June5.1%4.7%5.9%6.8%
Minnesota
Total employment (000s)June2,830.82,832.12,795.52,769.8
Manufacturing employment (000s)June308.7304.7310.0303.3
Service-providing employment (000s)June2,400.22,381.12,347.12,319.8
Wholesale + retail trade employment (000s)June422.7416.4415.5410.3
Construction employment (000s)June106.699.5104.6101.1
Government employment (000s)June424424.2418.9419.1
Mining and logging employment (000s)June7.77.47.36.8
Trans., warehouse and utilities employment (000s)June93.594.290.890.7
Finance activites employment (000s)June178.7178.7178.4174.8
Number unemployed (000s)June154.5158.6169.5200.2
Unemployment rateJune5.2%5.3%5.7%6.7%
Housing permits, totalJune1,2561,7191,109941
Housing permits, single-familyJune1,0791,233902740
Housing permits, 2-4 unitsJune 514299
Housing permits, 5+ unitsJune7899
United States
Consumer price indexJune233.5232.9229.5225.7
Total retail sales (billions)June$422.8$421.2$399.9$382.9
Housing permits, totalJune83,92594,85973,83462,436
Total civilian labor forceJune155.7155.7155.1153.7
Unemployment rate, total*June7.6%7.6%8.2%9.1%
Money supply (M1, billions)June$2,522.6$2,534.7$2,257.4$1,945.1
Money supply (M2, billions)June$10,598.8$10,552.6$9,921.0$9,095.0
Gross domestic product (billions)1st qtr., '12$15,984.1$15,864.1$15,478.3$14,814.9
*Numbers are seasonally adjusted