Northeast

829,035.30

984,090.70

79,715

2,968,227

Midwest

726,316.90

626,075.60

54,252

1,914,393

South

1,101,138

1,036,923

134,625

3,768,472

West

710,984.50

1,137,372

33,853

4,340,042

X5: New Residential Sales

United States

659,000

61,510

557,000

738,000

Northeast

29,000

4171

21,000

34,000

Midwest

70,000

6725

63,000

87,000

South

389,000

41,072

310,000

451,000

West

171,000

26,569

121,000

201,000

X6: Unemployment Rate

United States

3.8

0.84

2.4

6.6

Northeast

3.62

0.67

2.5

4.3

Midwest

3.3

0.67

3.6

4.6

South

4.0

0.71

3.0

5.6

West

4.1

1.09

2.4

6.6

X7: Nonfarm Payroll Employment

United States

2,978,884

3,291,767.4

289,000

17,344,300

Northeast

3,065,378

3,228,601.6

319,500

9,780,500

Midwest

2,897,218

1,951,065.1

441,800

6,197,800

South

3,223,829

3,168,848.7

464,100

12,651,000

West

2,667,792

4,531,454.8

289,000

17,344,300

X8: Population of Minimum Wage Workers

United States

1,614,686

1,762,189.84

121,000

9,798,000

Northeast

1,497,556

1,497,733.13

175,000

4,339,000

Midwest

1,670,545

1,097,492.99

228,000

3,277,000

South

1,756,353

1,689,359.94

121,000

6,677,000

West

1,525,538

2,555,292.34

161,000

9,798,000

X9: Cost of Living (CPI)

United States

105.69

21.52

86.10

192.9

Northeast

120.70

11.50

101.70

139.10

Midwest

93.61

4.99

87.10

101.60

South

98.84

18.62

86.10

158.40

West

115.76

29.92

87.50

192.9