Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH Economy at a Glance

Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH

Data Series	Nov 2007	Dec 2007	Jan 2008	Feb 2008	Mar 2008	Apr 2008
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force ⁽¹⁾	152.1 ⁽⁶⁾	151.8 ⁽⁶⁾	152.1	151.5	151.9 ^(P)
Employment ⁽¹⁾	146.2 ⁽⁶⁾	145.5 ⁽⁶⁾	144.3	144.1	144.5 ^(P)
Unemployment ⁽¹⁾	5.9 ⁽⁶⁾	6.3 ⁽⁶⁾	7.8	7.5	7.3 ^(P)
Unemployment Rate ⁽²⁾	3.9 ⁽⁶⁾	4.1 ⁽⁶⁾	5.2	4.9	4.8 ^(P)
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm ⁽³⁾	120.3	120.5	117.1	117.8	118.2	119.5 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm	0.4	0.5	0.1	0.4	0.3	0.3 ^(P)
Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction ⁽³⁾	6.7	6.4	6.0	5.9	6.0	6.6 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction	-1.5	-3.0	-3.2	0.0	0.0	0.0 ^(P)
Manufacturing ⁽³⁾	19.1	19.1	19.1	19.1	19.1	19.1 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing	0.0	-0.5	-1.0	-1.0	-0.5	0.0 ^(P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities ⁽³⁾	21.9	22.3	21.2	21.2	21.2	21.2 ^(P)
12-month % change -- TTU	-0.9	-0.4	-0.5	0.5	0.0	-0.5 ^(P)
Information ⁽³⁾	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Information	-1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0 ^(P)
Financial Activities ⁽³⁾	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	4.0 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Financial	0.0	0.0	0.0	-4.9	-4.9	-2.4 ^(P)
Professional and Business Services ⁽³⁾	16.9	16.8	16.4	16.4	16.5	16.9 ^(P)
12-month % change -- PBS	0.6	0.6	0.6	1.2	1.2	1.2 ^(P)
Education and Health Services ⁽³⁾	14.3	14.4	14.3	14.2	14.3	14.3 ^(P)
12-month % change -- EHS	4.4	5.1	3.6	3.6	2.9	2.1 ^(P)
Leisure and Hospitality ⁽³⁾	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.2	9.3	9.5 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality	0.0	-1.1	0.0	-1.1	-1.1	-1.0 ^(P)
Other Services ⁽³⁾	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Other Services	2.5	2.5	0.0	0.0	-2.4	0.0 ^(P)
Government ⁽³⁾	18.2	18.2	17.0	18.1	18.1	18.0 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Government	0.6	1.1	0.0	1.1	1.1	1.1 ^(P)
Consumer Price Index: Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT
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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