Massachusetts
Massachusetts
| Data Series |
Back Data |
May 2009 |
June 2009 |
July 2009 |
Aug 2009 |
Sept 2009 |
Oct 2009 |
Labor Force Data |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
|
3,431.3 |
3,420.4 |
3,440.4 |
3,443.6 |
3,442.5 |
3,444.0 |
Employment |
|
3,147.9 |
3,124.7 |
3,137.6 |
3,131.2 |
3,123.3 |
3,136.1 |
Unemployment |
|
283.4 |
295.7 |
302.8 |
312.4 |
319.2 |
307.9 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
8.3 |
8.6 |
8.8 |
9.1 |
9.3 |
8.9 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
3,189.7 |
3,187.1 |
3,186.3 |
3,185.6 |
3,176.3 |
3,175.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.3 |
-3.2 |
-3.3 |
-3.2 |
-3.4 |
-3.1 |
Mining and Logging |
|
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-13.3 |
-13.3 |
-7.1 |
-14.3 |
-14.3 |
-14.3 |
Construction |
|
113.8 |
111.9 |
111.1 |
108.6 |
108.3 |
108.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-15.1 |
-15.8 |
-16.2 |
-17.5 |
-17.3 |
-16.9 |
Manufacturing |
|
273.0 |
271.2 |
269.2 |
268.8 |
267.9 |
265.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.3 |
-5.6 |
-6.0 |
-5.9 |
-5.7 |
-6.2 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
547.3 |
546.3 |
546.7 |
546.8 |
544.1 |
542.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.2 |
-4.3 |
-4.1 |
-4.0 |
-4.2 |
-3.9 |
Information |
|
85.1 |
84.9 |
85.6 |
85.9 |
86.5 |
85.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.3 |
-5.6 |
-3.9 |
-3.5 |
-2.9 |
-2.7 |
Financial Activities |
|
209.7 |
208.6 |
207.9 |
206.9 |
206.7 |
205.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.5 |
-5.8 |
-5.9 |
-6.3 |
-6.2 |
-5.1 |
Professional & Business Services |
|
458.1 |
457.3 |
458.2 |
460.4 |
460.4 |
464.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.3 |
-6.3 |
-6.1 |
-5.4 |
-5.3 |
-4.5 |
Education & Health Services |
|
648.1 |
652.4 |
651.7 |
652.6 |
652.5 |
654.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 |
2.0 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
300.9 |
303.7 |
308.2 |
308.4 |
301.8 |
301.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.2 |
-0.8 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
-0.9 |
-0.8 |
Other Services |
|
118.1 |
117.9 |
116.9 |
117.3 |
118.5 |
117.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.2 |
-2.3 |
-3.3 |
-2.9 |
-1.5 |
-1.2 |
Government |
|
434.3 |
431.6 |
429.5 |
428.7 |
428.4 |
428.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.5 |
-1.0 |
-1.7 |
-1.9 |
-2.2 |
-2.3 |
Mass layoffs |
|
Layoff events, all industries |
|
23 |
20 |
31 |
13 |
12 |
9 |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
2,281 |
1,777 |
2,972 |
1,357 |
985 |
596 |
Data extracted on:
November 20, 2009
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.
Massachusetts includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:
- Barnstable Town, MA (Metropolitan NECTA)
- Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH (Metropolitan NECTA)
- Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA (NECTA Division)
- Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA (NECTA Division)
- Framingham, MA (NECTA Division)
- Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH (NECTA Division)
- Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH (NECTA Division)
- Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA (Metropolitan NECTA)
- Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH (NECTA Division)
- Nashua, NH-MA (NECTA Division)
- New Bedford, MA (Metropolitan NECTA)
- Peabody, MA (NECTA Division)
- Pittsfield, MA (Metropolitan NECTA)
- Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA (Metropolitan NECTA)
- Springfield, MA-CT (Metropolitan NECTA)
- Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA (NECTA Division)
- Worcester, MA-CT (Metropolitan NECTA)
Geographically based survey data available from BLS:
Employment & Unemployment
Prices & Living Conditions
Compensation & Working Conditions
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