Unemployment5.0%−0.8 ppvs. a year agoUnemployment rate: 5.0% in August 2026, down 0.8 pp from August 2025.Population1.5M people−0.3%vs. a year agoPopulation: 1,503,865 people in Q2 2026, down 0.3% from Q2 2025.Consumer prices172.2Index, 2002=100+4.2%vs. a year agoConsumer Price Index, all items: 172.2 (index, 2002=100) in July 2026, up 4.2% from July 2025.