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Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – April 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast rose 0.4 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – April 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington increased 1.3 percent from February to April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization, New Jersey – 2018
In 2018, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 7.7 percent in New Jersey.
New Jersey Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2018 |
Dec 2018 |
Jan 2019 |
Feb 2019 |
Mar 2019 |
Apr 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)4,424.3 | (2)4,424.8 | 4,434.9 | 4,444.3 | 4,451.7 | (p)4,449.5 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)4,252.2 | (2)4,252.0 | 4,259.3 | 4,265.0 | 4,271.1 | (p)4,274.7 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)172.1 | (2)172.8 | 175.6 | 179.3 | 180.6 | (p)174.7 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)3.9 | (2)3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | (p)3.9 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
4,178.6 | 4,179.1 | 4,191.3 | 4,186.2 | 4,192.5 | (p)4,204.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | (p)1.4 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | (p)1.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)-7.1 |
Construction(4) |
|
160.4 | 161.2 | 163.2 | 162.5 | 163.7 | (p)163.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.6 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2.6 | (p)3.9 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
249.1 | 249.2 | 249.5 | 249.8 | 249.9 | (p)251.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | (p)1.5 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
894.1 | 893.4 | 892.7 | 889.6 | 889.2 | (p)889.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | (p)0.3 |
Information(4) |
|
68.3 | 67.5 | 67.6 | 67.3 | 67.2 | (p)67.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.3 | -4.0 | -3.4 | -6.0 | -4.4 | (p)-3.9 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
248.6 | 248.9 | 247.3 | 245.7 | 245.8 | (p)243.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.0 | -1.0 | -1.4 | -2.1 | -2.1 | (p)-3.2 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
674.3 | 672.3 | 676.3 | 677.6 | 680.2 | (p)684.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | (p)1.6 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
713.5 | 714.4 | 717.9 | 717.6 | 721.1 | (p)722.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.2 | (p)2.3 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
393.6 | 393.1 | 402.5 | 401.0 | 399.8 | (p)403.9 |
12-month % change |
|
3.6 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | (p)5.2 |
Other Services(4) |
|
173.0 | 174.3 | 173.2 | 172.6 | 173.5 | (p)175.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.9 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.4 | (p)2.6 |
Government(4) |
|
602.3 | 603.4 | 599.7 | 601.1 | 600.7 | (p)601.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | (p)0.6 |
|
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