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
The U.S. stock market roared back on Friday, as technology stocks recovered much of their losses from earlier in the week and bitcoin halted its plunge, at least for now.
![Attendees of Frostbike made their way through the convention Saturday at the Quality Bike Products campus in Minneapolis. ] (AARON LAVINSKY/STAR TRIBUNE) aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com Frostbike 2016 was held at the Quality Bike Products Campus on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016 in Bloomington, Minn.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/NH2BSHB74ND2V6GF2G2HI5X4MM.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
