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Economy at a Glance
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 1,524.5 1,522.7 1,526.9 1,548.4 (p)1,561.9  

Employment(1)

 1,469.4 1,474.2 1,474.7 1,497.3 (p)1,502.5  

Unemployment(1)

 55.2 48.5 52.2 51.1 (p)59.4  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.6 3.2 3.4 3.3 (p)3.8  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 1,342.3 1,358.9 1,373.6 1,392.4 (p)1,383.7  

12-month % change

 1.9 2.1 1.6 1.2 (p)1.6  

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 80.7 84.1 87.3 88.6 (p)87.8  

12-month % change

 1.6 2.2 3.9 3.9 (p)2.2  

Manufacturing(3)

 68.9 69.2 69.5 69.9 (p)70.3  

12-month % change

 -0.4 0.9 0.9 0.7 (p)1.0  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 250.0 249.9 250.9 253.2 (p)251.6  

12-month % change

 0.1 0.0 -1.1 -1.6 (p)-0.6  

Information(3)

 14.6 14.3 14.5 14.7 (p)14.8  

12-month % change

 -2.7 -2.7 -1.4 -3.9 (p)-1.3  

Financial Activities(3)

 71.1 71.1 71.2 72.2 (p)72.0  

12-month % change

 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 (p)-0.3  

Professional and Business Services(3)

 177.1 180.9 184.2 187.3 (p)186.9  

12-month % change

 -1.1 -1.7 -1.4 -1.8 (p)-1.1  

Education and Health Services(3)

 291.6 293.0 294.6 292.5 (p)290.3  

12-month % change

 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.1 (p)3.9  

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 128.1 134.5 140.0 148.8 (p)159.0  

12-month % change

 6.8 9.2 5.2 2.8 (p)6.3  

Other Services(3)

 58.1 58.5 58.4 59.0 (p)59.4  

12-month % change

 3.8 4.1 2.3 2.1 (p)4.2  

Government(3)

 202.1 203.4 203.0 206.2 (p)191.6  

12-month % change

 2.1 2.1 1.4 2.2 (p)0.5  

Consumer Price Index: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

CPI-U, All items(4)

 329.829 331.270 332.633 334.782 335.642 336.534

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)

   3.4 3.8 3.9 4.2 4.1 3.7

CPI-W, All items(5)

 324.298 325.774 326.696 329.160 330.340 330.861

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(5)

   3.7 4.0 4.1 4.5 4.5 3.9

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: September 17, 2024

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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