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Twin Citiesreportedperiodperiodyear agoyears ago
Consumer Price Index1st half, '15229.4232.3231.8228.5
Mortgage rate (Avg. 30-yr conventional) October3.80%3.89%4.04%4.19%
Housing permits, total (13-county) October1,2721,3891,1501,096
Total nonfarm employment (000s) October1,954.11,941.41,919.71,892.9
Manufacturing employment (000s) October194.9194.6192.9187.3
Service-providing employment (000s) October1,6821,668.71,647.81,632.4
Wholesale + retail trade employment (000s) October277.4275.5278.6274.4
Construction, mining, logging employment (000s) October77.3787973.2
Government employment (000s) October249.6242.2251.2251.2
Trans., warehouse and utilities employment (000s) October68.068.365.966.3
Financial activities employment (000s) October147.9148.7144.4145.1
Number unemployed (000s) October147.9148.7144.4145.1
Unemployment rate October2.9%3.1%3%4.1%
Weekly hours, manufacturing October41.041.142.141.3
Hourly earnings, manufacturing October$21.36$21.26$20.70$20.58
Minnesota
Total nonfarm employment (000s) October2,886.22,871.62,862.32,823.5
Manufacturing employment (000s)October315.7315.5316.4309.3
Service-providing employment (000s)October2,446.62,430.42,417.32,394.2
Wholesale + retail trade employment (000s)October425.8424.2426.8419.4
Construction employment (000s)October117.1118.6121112.8
Government employment (000s)October423410.1426426.4
Mining and logging employment (000s)October6.77.07.57.2
Trans., warehouse and utilities employment (000s)October98.598.396.796.8
Finance activities employment (000s)October181.2181.7177.9178.5
Number unemployed (000s)October111.0114.41091135.7
Unemployment rateOctober3.7%3.8%3.7%4.6%
Housing permits, totalOctober2,3202,3381,8761,561
Housing permits, single-familyOctober1,1921,1441,1651,027
Housing permits, 2-4 unitsOctober45233632
Housing permits, 5+ unitsOctober27421611
United States
Consumer price indexOctober237.8237.9237.4233.5
Total retail sales (billions)October$447.3$447$439.8$426.8
Housing permits, totalOctober98,21397,21396,39490,341
Total civilian labor forceOctober157156.7156.6154.6
Unemployment rate, total*October5%5.1%5.5%7.2%
Unemployment rate, 16- to 19-year-olds*October15.9%16.3%18.3%22%
Unemployment rate, females 20+*October4.5%4.6%5.4%6.4%
Unemployment rate, males 20+*October4.7%4.7%4.8%6.9%
Gross domestic product (billions)3rd qtr., '15$18,064.7$17,913.7$17,522.1$16,872.3
*Numbers are seasonally adjusted
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