PeriodCurrentPreviousOneTwo
Twin Citiesreportedperiodperiodyear agoyears ago
Consumer Price Index 2nd half, '12225223.9221.3212.5
Mortgage rate (Avg. 30-yr conventional) February3.53%3.41%3.89%4.95%
Housing permits, total (13-county) February461357541222
Total nonfarm employment (000s) February1,7661,757.11,7251,690.3
Total employment (000s) February1,760.91,749.71,762.51,751.9
Manufacturing employment (000s) February181.1181177.5173.5
Service-providing employment (000s) February1,536.41,526.71,499.91,471.2
Wholesale + retail trade employment (000s) February252.1256.6245.8241.5
Construction, mining, logging employment (000s) February48.449.447.745.7
Government employment (000s) February243.4237.9236.4241.7
Trans., warehouse and utilities employment (000s) February61.962.161.660.6
Financial activities employment (000s) February140.5140.4138.7137.4
Number unemployed (000s) February102.5112.395.4101.7
Unemployment rate February5.5%6%5.1%5.5%
Weekly hours, manufacturing February40.240.240.840.6
Hourly earnings, manufacturing February$20.49$20.55$19.77$19.64
Minnesota
Total nonfarm employment (000s)February2,720.92,703.72,652.32,614.7
Total employment (000s)February2,821.62,819.32,8042,775.8
Manufacturing employment (000s)February301.9302.6298.5292.3
Service-providing employment (000s)February2,334.42,314.42,277.52,243.4
Wholesale + retail trade employment (000s)February410.4415.6397.9390.7
Construction employment (000s)February77.879.975.972.7
Government employment (000s)February423.5415.5418.3421.3
Mining and logging employment (000s)February6.96.86.66.2
Trans., warehouse and utilities employment (000s)February93.493.390.790.1
Finance activities employment (000s)February178.4176.6174.8173
Number unemployed (000s)*February164.2165.1169.2199.8
Unemployment rate*February6.9%6.8%6.6%6.2%
Weekly hours, manufacturingFebruary40.740.340.740.9
Housing permits, totalFebruary596554805272
Housing permits, single-familyFebruary460449375244
Housing permits, 2-4 unitsFebruary0282
Housing permits, 5+ unitsFebruary8743
United States
Consumer price indexFebruary232.2230.3227.7221.3
Total retail sales (billions)February$421.4$417$402.8$378.9
Housing permits, totalFebruary65,97963,73851,92737,232
Consumer revolving credit outstandingJanuary$850.9$844.5$850.8$842.1
Total civilian labor forceFebruary155.5155.7154.8153.3
Unemployment rate, total*February7.7%7.9%8.3%9%
Unemployment rate, 16-19 year olds*February25.1%23.4%23.7%24.1%
Unemployment rate, females 20-plus*February7%7.3%7.6%7.9%
Unemployment rate, males 20-plus*February7.17.3%7.7%8.9%
Money supply (M1, billions)February$2,472$2,459.6$2,215$1,876
Money supply (M2, billions)February$10,412.6$10,439.4$9,745.9$8856.8
Gross domestic product (billions)4th qtr., '12$15,851.2$15,811$15,321$14,735.9
*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)
