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Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – November 2018
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast decreased 0.4 percent in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Unemployment in the Philadelphia Area by County – September 2018
In September, Chester County, PA, had the lowest unemployment rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area at 3.0 percent.
Consumer Expenditures for the New York Metropolitan Area: 2016–17
Households in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa., metropolitan area spent an average of $67,782 per year in 2016–17.
New Jersey Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
May 2018 |
June 2018 |
July 2018 |
Aug 2018 |
Sept 2018 |
Oct 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
4,477.9 | 4,475.5 | 4,480.4 | 4,485.5 | 4,487.6 | (p)4,492.8 |
Employment(1) |
|
4,282.4 | 4,283.7 | 4,290.7 | 4,297.2 | 4,300.6 | (p)4,308.8 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
195.5 | 191.8 | 189.7 | 188.3 | 187.0 | (p)184.0 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | (p)4.1 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
4,180.0 | 4,187.5 | 4,194.1 | 4,194.9 | 4,195.9 | (p)4,213.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | (p)1.7 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | (p)1.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -7.1 | (p)-7.1 |
Construction(3) |
|
150.9 | 150.1 | 149.0 | 148.5 | 147.5 | (p)149.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.0 | -3.8 | -3.9 | -4.7 | -5.8 | (p)-2.5 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
252.5 | 252.9 | 254.3 | 253.5 | 252.8 | (p)255.0 |
12-month % change |
|
3.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | (p)4.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
900.5 | 902.0 | 902.1 | 905.3 | 905.3 | (p)910.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 | (p)2.0 |
Information(3) |
|
69.9 | 70.1 | 69.6 | 69.6 | 69.6 | (p)69.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.4 | -2.0 | 0.0 | -0.7 | -0.9 | (p)-0.9 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
247.7 | 247.7 | 247.3 | 247.1 | 247.7 | (p)247.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.8 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -1.2 | -1.0 | (p)-0.6 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
681.7 | 685.6 | 681.0 | 678.6 | 686.4 | (p)690.8 |
12-month % change |
|
2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 3.2 | (p)3.9 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
707.6 | 708.4 | 712.9 | 713.4 | 711.9 | (p)713.0 |
12-month % change |
|
2.2 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.4 | (p)1.5 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
377.1 | 378.4 | 385.1 | 383.4 | 380.8 | (p)384.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | (p)2.1 |
Other Services(3) |
|
175.0 | 174.5 | 174.9 | 176.8 | 176.5 | (p)177.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | (p)1.8 |
Government(3) |
|
615.8 | 616.5 | 616.6 | 617.4 | 616.1 | (p)615.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | (p)0.0 |
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