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Economy at a Glance
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Northeast Region

Northeast Region - Monthly Data
Data Series Back
Data		 Aug
2019		 Sept
2019		 Oct
2019		 Nov
2019		 Dec
2019		 Jan
2020

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 28,567.0 28,602.7 28,676.6 28,744.5 28,810.5  

Employment(1)

 27,547.2 27,579.2 27,633.3 27,682.9 27,730.6  

Unemployment(1)

 1,019.8 1,023.6 1,043.3 1,061.6 1,079.9  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.7  

Consumer Price Index

CPI-U, All items(3)

 270.548 270.563 270.348 270.643 270.429 272.316

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change

   1.5 1.4 1.5 1.9 1.9 2.3

CPI-W, All items(4)

 266.409 266.295 266.128 266.452 266.403 268.104

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change

   1.4 1.2 1.3 1.8 1.9 2.3

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) All Urban Consumers, Base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
Northeast Region - Quarterly Data
Data Series Back
Data		 4th Qtr
2018		 1st Qtr
2019		 2nd Qtr
2019		 3rd Qtr
2019		 4th Qtr
2019

Employment Cost Index, Private Industry

Total Compensation(1)

 136.5 138.1 139.0 140.0 140.7

Compensation, 12-month % change

 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.1

Wages & Salaries(1)

 136.0 137.6 138.8 139.8 140.7

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change

 3.3 3.1 3.7 3.3 3.5

Footnotes
(1) Private industry workers, Base: December 2005=100, quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted.

Data extracted on: February 21, 2020

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.

 

Geographically based survey data available from BLS:

Employment & Unemployment

Prices & Living Conditions

Compensation & Working Conditions