Unemployment6.8%−1.4 ppvs. a year agoUnemployment rate: 6.8% in August 2026, down 1.4 pp from August 2025.Population5.1M people+0.9%vs. a year agoPopulation: 5,057,077 people in Q2 2026, up 0.9% from Q2 2025.Consumer prices179.8Index, 2002=100+4.2%vs. a year agoConsumer Price Index, all items: 179.8 (index, 2002=100) in July 2026, up 4.2% from July 2025.