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CURRENT ECONOMICS Consumer Price Index (CPI-U): Unchanged in April 2012 Over the last 12 months, the index increased 2.3% before seasonal adjustment. From one year ago, Atlanta is up 1.8% Chicago is up 1.7% Detroit is up 2.1% Houston is up 2.2% Los Angeles is up 1.5% Miami is up 2.0% New York is up 2.4% Philadelphia is up 2.0% San Francisco is up 2.1% Seattle is up 2.9% Next release: June 14, 2012 News Release Historical Data Unemployment Rate: 8.1% in April 2012 Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 115,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.1 percent. Employment rose in professional and business services, retail trade, and health care, but declined in transportation and warehousing. Total government employment was down 15,000. Local government lost 12,000 jobs: 10,700 in education and 1,700 outside of education. A loss of 5,100 state jobs outside of education was offset by the addition of 5,500 jobs in state education. There was a net loss of 4,000 jobs on the federal level. Since their peaks in August 2008, state and local government are down 664,000 jobs: 528,000 in local government and 136,000 in state government. From August 2008 to March 2012, women in state and local government were down 421,000 jobs. Next release: June 1, 2012 News Release Historical Data

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