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News Releases: Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — August 2026 Planning Region Employment and Wages in Connecticut — First Quarter 2026 Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — June 2026
Connecticut Economy at a Glance:
Sep
11
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast Region increased 0.1 percent in August.
Sep
04
Employment declined in 5 of the 6 largest planning regions—a county-level equivalent—in Connecticut from March 2025 to March 2026.
Aug
10
Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.3 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA, metropolitan area for the year ending in June 2026.
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2026 |
Apr 2026 |
May 2026 |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
1,921.3 | 1,912.3 | 1,900.4 | 1,889.2 | 1,882.9 | (p)1,878.8 |
Employment(1) |
|
1,828.7 | 1,815.7 | 1,803.1 | 1,791.6 | 1,784.5 | (p)1,782.5 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
92.6 | 96.5 | 97.3 | 97.6 | 98.4 | (p)96.4 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.8 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | (p)5.1 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,719.6 | 1,723.9 | 1,725.0 | 1,727.7 | 1,730.8 | (p)1,730.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | (p)0.9 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | (p)0.5 |
12-month % change |
|
25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 |
Construction(3) |
|
65.0 | 65.6 | 65.5 | 65.8 | 66.1 | (p)66.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.9 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.4 | (p)3.7 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
153.5 | 154.9 | 155.4 | 156.3 | 157.0 | (p)156.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.1 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 3.2 | (p)3.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
296.3 | 297.5 | 296.8 | 297.6 | 297.3 | (p)298.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.9 | -0.8 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -0.1 | (p)0.2 |
Information(3) |
|
30.8 | 30.3 | 30.1 | 30.4 | 30.6 | (p)30.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | (p)-0.3 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
116.6 | 116.1 | 115.5 | 115.6 | 115.3 | (p)115.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | -0.7 | -1.0 | -0.9 | -2.0 | (p)-2.1 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
220.9 | 222.5 | 221.5 | 221.7 | 223.0 | (p)222.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.5 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | (p)1.0 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
380.8 | 381.9 | 382.8 | 383.1 | 385.1 | (p)385.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | (p)2.4 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
154.5 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 154.5 | 154.4 | (p)154.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.1 | -0.6 | -1.4 | -1.0 | -1.1 | (p)-1.2 |
Other Services(3) |
|
65.4 | 65.9 | 66.2 | 66.7 | 66.3 | (p)66.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 | (p)3.6 |
Government(3) |
|
235.3 | 233.7 | 235.7 | 235.5 | 235.2 | (p)234.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | -1.1 | -0.5 | -0.8 | -0.8 | (p)-0.4 |
|
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