Northeast Information Office

Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were up 0.4 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Boston area increased 0.6 percent over the two months ending in May 2024.

Prices in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.4 percent for the third consecutive month in May.

Total nonfarm employment for the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, metropolitan area increased by 155,200 over the year in April.

In March 2024, Connecticut had 90,000 job openings, at a rate of 5.0 percent. The unemployed-per-job-opening ratio was 0.9.