Unemployment6.9%−0.8 ppvs. a year agoUnemployment rate: 6.9% in August 2026, down 0.8 pp from August 2025.Population16.1M people−0.9%vs. a year agoPopulation: 16,103,890 people in Q2 2026, down 0.9% from Q2 2025.Consumer prices169.9Index, 2002=100+2.0%vs. a year agoConsumer Price Index, all items: 169.9 (index, 2002=100) in July 2026, up 2.0% from July 2025.