Northeast Information Office

Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.2 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area increased 0.3 percent for the second consecutive month in August.

Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $38.99 per hour in the South to $53.15 in the Northeast in June 2024.

In June 2024, New York had 515,000 job openings, at a rate of 5.0 percent. The unemployed-per-job-opening ratio was 0.8.

Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.