New York state prices & labor vs the US
Where New York sits against the national average on the prices households and builders feel first. All states: /states.
Regular gasoline
$4.48
AAA · 2026-10-02 · +1.9% vs US
Residential electricity
29.90¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +14.0% YoY · +63.3% vs US
Industrial electricity
10.81¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +7.5% YoY · +10.6% vs US
Labor
Construction avg weekly wage
$1,757
BLS QCEW · Jan 2026 · +3.7% YoY · +7.5% vs US
Unemployment rate
4.3%
BLS LAUS · Aug 2026 · -0.2pp over 1y · US 4.2%
Each figure carries its own source date — they update on different schedules. Data: geo.json.