Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA
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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) |
 |
1,509.4 (6) |
1,501.1 (6) |
1,505.2 |
1,498.8 |
1,502.8 (P) |
|
| Employment (1) |
|
1,457.9 (6) |
1,449.5 (6) |
1,440.7 |
1,437.7 |
1,443.7 (P) |
|
| Unemployment (1) |
|
51.4 (6) |
51.6 (6) |
64.5 |
61.1 |
59.2 (P) |
|
| Unemployment Rate (2) |
|
3.4 (6) |
3.4 (6) |
4.3 |
4.1 |
3.9 (P) |
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| Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|---|
| Total Nonfarm (3) |
|
1,727.7 |
1,729.5 |
1,688.2 |
1,694.1 |
1,701.1 |
1,717.5 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm |
|
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.2 (P) |
| Natural Resources and Mining (3) |
|
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- NR & Mining |
|
-12.5 |
0.0 |
16.7 |
20.0 |
0.0 |
16.7 (P) |
| Construction (3) |
|
64.3 |
62.2 |
58.0 |
55.9 |
57.0 |
59.2 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Construction |
|
0.3 |
-0.3 |
-0.3 |
-0.4 |
-0.3 |
-1.0 (P) |
| Manufacturing (3) |
|
105.4 |
105.3 |
104.7 |
104.8 |
104.9 |
104.9 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Manufacturing |
|
-1.3 |
-1.7 |
-1.5 |
-1.4 |
-1.1 |
-0.9 (P) |
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) |
|
257.4 |
261.4 |
252.0 |
247.8 |
248.4 |
249.0 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- TTU |
|
-0.1 |
-0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.8 (P) |
| Information (3) |
|
55.6 |
55.9 |
55.2 |
55.2 |
55.5 |
55.5 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Information |
|
1.5 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.4 (P) |
| Financial Activities (3) |
|
156.1 |
157.1 |
155.6 |
155.4 |
155.5 |
155.7 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Financial |
|
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 (P) |
| Professional and Business Services (3) |
|
317.0 |
317.4 |
309.3 |
310.8 |
312.1 |
316.6 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- PBS |
|
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.3 (P) |
| Education and Health Services (3) |
|
358.3 |
357.9 |
350.0 |
359.1 |
360.2 |
363.4 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- EHS |
|
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
1.9 (P) |
| Leisure and Hospitality (3) |
|
150.5 |
149.5 |
142.6 |
142.0 |
143.8 |
148.4 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2.2 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
1.9 (P) |
| Other Services (3) |
|
61.1 |
61.1 |
59.5 |
59.5 |
59.7 |
59.8 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Other Services |
|
1.8 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
-0.3 |
-0.7 (P) |
| Government (3) |
|
201.3 |
201.0 |
200.6 |
203.0 |
203.4 |
204.3 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Government |
|
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 (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 |
|
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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