Unemployment6.5%+0.2 ppvs. a year agoUnemployment rate: 6.5% in August 2026, up 0.2 pp from August 2025.Population5.6M people−0.9%vs. a year agoPopulation: 5,646,420 people in Q2 2026, down 0.9% from Q2 2025.Consumer prices163.7Index, 2002=100+2.9%vs. a year agoConsumer Price Index, all items: 163.7 (index, 2002=100) in July 2026, up 2.9% from July 2025.