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Economy at a Glance
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Northeast Region

Northeast Region - Monthly Data
Data Series Back
Data		 Jan
2024		 Feb
2024		 Mar
2024		 Apr
2024		 May
2024		 June
2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 29,162.2 29,176.7 29,207.2 29,240.2 29,261.7 29,291.3

Employment(1)

 27,999.4 28,021.3 28,066.3 28,110.9 28,131.5 28,165.1

Unemployment(1)

 1,162.8 1,155.4 1,140.9 1,129.2 1,130.2 1,126.2

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8

Consumer Price Index

CPI-U, All items(3)

 318.133 319.577 321.741 323.035 324.439 325.271

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

   2.5 2.4 3.4 3.6 3.9 3.8

CPI-W, All items(4)

 315.809 317.056 318.991 320.621 321.997 322.808

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

   2.6 2.5 3.5 3.8 4.1 4.0

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		 1st Qtr
2023		 2nd Qtr
2023		 3rd Qtr
2023		 4th Qtr
2023		 1st Qtr
2024

Employment Cost Index, Private Industry

Total Compensation(1)

 159.0 160.7 162.2 163.0 165.0

Compensation, 12-month % change

 4.5 4.4 4.3 3.8 3.8

Wages & Salaries(1)

 159.8 161.6 163.3 164.3 166.1

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change

 4.4 4.5 4.4 3.9 3.9

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

Data extracted on: July 24, 2024

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