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Economy at a Glance
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Northeast Region

Northeast Region - Monthly Data
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Nov
2022
Dec
2022
Jan
2023
Feb
2023
Mar
2023
Apr
2023

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

(r)28,855.6 (r)28,861.4 28,901.0 28,951.8 28,986.1 29,025.5

Employment(1)

(r)27,727.3 (r)27,745.2 27,774.7 27,817.0 27,871.9 27,939.3

Unemployment(1)

(r)1,128.2 (r)1,116.1 1,126.3 1,134.8 1,114.2 1,086.2

Unemployment Rate(2)

(r)3.9 (r)3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.7

Consumer Price Index

CPI-U, All items(3)

308.394 308.150 310.323 311.986 311.243 311.848

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

  6.4 6.1 6.0 5.9 4.3 3.8

CPI-W, All items(4)

306.017 305.734 307.769 309.272 308.212 309.017

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

  6.4 6.0 5.9 5.7 3.8 3.5

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.
(r) Revised

Northeast Region - Quarterly Data
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1st Qtr
2022
2nd Qtr
2022
3rd Qtr
2022
4th Qtr
2022
1st Qtr
2023

Employment Cost Index, Private Industry

Total Compensation(1)

152.2 153.9 155.5 157.0 159.0

Compensation, 12-month % change

4.2 5.1 4.8 4.9 4.5

Wages & Salaries(1)

153.1 154.7 156.4 158.1 159.8

Wages & Salaries, 12-month % change

4.4 5.1 4.6 4.9 4.4

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

Data extracted on: June 07, 2023

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