Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
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Nov
2007 |
Dec
2007 |
Jan
2008 |
Feb
2008 |
Mar
2008 |
Apr
2008 |
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| Labor Force Data |
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| Civilian Labor Force (1) |
 |
2,494.4 (6) |
2,483.5 (6) |
2,491.5 |
2,477.0 |
2,484.4 (P) |
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| Employment (1) |
|
2,405.6 (6) |
2,392.2 (6) |
2,377.6 |
2,367.9 |
2,377.9 (P) |
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| Unemployment (1) |
|
88.8 (6) |
91.3 (6) |
113.9 |
109.1 |
106.5 (P) |
|
| Unemployment Rate (2) |
|
3.6 (6) |
3.7 (6) |
4.6 |
4.4 |
4.3 (P) |
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| Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|---|
| Total Nonfarm (3) |
|
2,514.3 |
2,517.4 |
2,455.9 |
2,460.1 |
2,471.0 |
2,499.2 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm |
|
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 (P) |
| Natural Resources and Mining (3) |
|
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.1 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- NR & Mining |
|
-8.3 |
-9.1 |
11.1 |
25.0 |
11.1 |
10.0 (P) |
| Construction (3) |
|
101.8 |
99.0 |
90.8 |
87.5 |
89.2 |
94.8 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Construction |
|
-1.1 |
-1.2 |
-1.7 |
-1.6 |
-1.4 |
-0.7 (P) |
| Manufacturing (3) |
|
220.9 |
221.1 |
220.0 |
219.9 |
219.9 |
219.8 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Manufacturing |
|
-1.0 |
-1.2 |
-1.1 |
-1.0 |
-1.0 |
-0.7 (P) |
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) |
|
427.3 |
434.7 |
417.9 |
410.8 |
411.6 |
412.6 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- TTU |
|
-0.7 |
-0.8 |
-0.3 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
0.0 (P) |
| Information (3) |
|
75.4 |
75.8 |
74.8 |
74.8 |
75.1 |
75.2 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Information |
|
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.5 (P) |
| Financial Activities (3) |
|
188.7 |
189.7 |
187.9 |
187.5 |
187.5 |
187.5 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Financial |
|
-0.4 |
-0.6 |
-0.3 |
-0.5 |
-0.5 |
-0.6 (P) |
| Professional and Business Services (3) |
|
414.0 |
412.4 |
401.6 |
403.3 |
405.6 |
413.7 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- PBS |
|
2.6 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.7 (P) |
| Education and Health Services (3) |
|
475.0 |
474.8 |
466.6 |
476.0 |
477.7 |
482.2 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- EHS |
|
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
2.4 (P) |
| Leisure and Hospitality (3) |
|
216.3 |
215.2 |
206.2 |
205.1 |
208.0 |
215.8 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality |
|
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
2.1 (P) |
| Other Services (3) |
|
87.8 |
87.9 |
86.3 |
86.8 |
87.2 |
87.3 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Other Services |
|
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
-0.1 |
-0.3 (P) |
| Government (3) |
|
306.0 |
305.8 |
302.8 |
307.4 |
308.2 |
309.2 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Government |
|
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.3 (P) |
| Consumer Price Index: Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT |
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| CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change (4) |
|
3.4 |
|
3.4 |
|
2.9 |
|
| CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change (5) |
|
3.2 |
|
3.1 |
|
3.0 |
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Footnotes:
(P) Preliminary
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted
(6) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
Data extracted on: May 16, 2008
Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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