Northeast Information Office

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for New York-Newark-Jersey City was unchanged in August.

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast Region increased 0.1 percent in August.

Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $41.85 per hour in the South to $54.76 in the Northeast in June 2026.

Employment declined in 5 of the 6 largest planning regions—a county-level equivalent—in Connecticut from March 2025 to March 2026.

Employment in Maine’s York County decreased 0.8 percent from March 2025 to March 2026; employment in Cumberland County rose 0.2 percent over the year.