The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for New York-Newark-Jersey City was up 0.4 percent in September.

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast Region increased 0.5 percent in September.

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Boston-Cambridge-Newton increased 0.8 percent for the two months ending in September.

Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $41.85 per hour in the South to $54.76 in the Northeast in June 2026.

Employment declined in 11 of the 18 largest counties in New York State from March 2025 to March 2026.