PeriodCurrentPreviousOneTwo
Twin Citiesreportedperiodperiodyear agoyears ago
Consumer Price Index2nd half, '14232.3231.8229.1225
Mortgage rate (Avg. 30-yr conventional) May3.84%3.67%4.19%3.54%
Housing permits, total (13-county) May1,4156681,472697
Total nonfarm employment (000s) May1,940.31,915.51,9061,868.7
Total employment (000s) May1,884.91,873.21,849.51,817.2
Manufacturing employment (000s) May193.5192.4189.3185.8
Service-providing employment (000s) May1,671.41,656.31,644.21,616.2
Wholesale + retail trade employment (000s) May279.7275.9277.1272.5
Construction, mining, logging employment (000s) May75.366.872.566.8
Government employment (000s) May252.2252.1251.6248.9
Trans., warehouse and utilities employment (000s) May67.866.765.964.3
Financial activities employment (000s) May146.8145.1145.3144.4
Number unemployed (000s) May67.167.570.886.7
Unemployment rate May3.4%3.5%3.7%4.6%
Weekly hours, manufacturing May40.74042.440.1
Hourly earnings, manufacturing May$21.36$21.08$20.13$20.71
Minnesota
Total nonfarm employment (000s) May2,870.92,833.42,832.52,792.8
Total employment (000s)May2,920.42,9172,851.52,818.9
Manufacturing employment (000s)May315.5313.5310.4306.4
Service-providing employment (000s)May2,437.32,415.72,404.52,376.8
Wholesale + retail trade employment (000s)May430.7422.3421.2416.9
Construction employment (000s)May111.397.6110.5102.7
Government employment (000s)May425.9425.6428.1423.4
Mining and logging employment (000s)May6.96.67.16.9
Trans., warehouse and utilities employment (000s)May97.595.796.293.9
Finance activities employment (000s)May179.4177.6178.3178
Number unemployed (000s)May116.6113.4120.8144.1
Unemployment rateMay3.8%3.7%4.1%4.9%
Weekly hours, manufacturingMay40.539.841.940.9
Housing permits, totalMay2,2101,3242,0341,719
Housing permits, single-familyMay1,2031,0361,1061,233
Housing permits, 2-4 unitsMay48173542
Housing permits, 5+ unitsMay3126188
United States
Consumer price indexMay238236.6237.9232.9
Total retail sales (billions)May$444.9$439.6$433.4$419.8
Housing permits, totalMay111,135104,82592,22694,859
Consumer revolving credit outstandingMay$901$899.4$873.1$852.6
Total civilian labor forceJune157157.5155.7155.8
Unemployment rate, total*June5.3%5.5%6.1%7.5%
Unemployment rate, 16-19 year olds*June18.1%17.9%20.7%23.8%
Unemployment rate, females 20+*June4.8%5%5.3%6.8%
Unemployment rate, males 20+*June4.8%5%5.7%7%
Money supply (M1, billions)May$2,986.8$2,995.2$2,791$2,5259
Money supply (M2, billions)May$11,937.1$11,895.9$11,288.6$10,594.6
Gross domestic product (billions)1st qtr., '15$17,710$17,703.7$17,044.0$16,502.4
*Numbers are seasonally adjusted
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