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Table 1. Employment for the U.S., and New England states, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)

Area

Dec. 2003 Jun. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jun. 2005 Dec. 2005 Jun. 2006 Dec. 2006 Jun. 2007

Connecticut

1,641.2 1,648.9 1,656.8 1,663.3 1,668.4 1,679.6 1,686.0 1,699.8

Maine

610.4 610.9 612.7 611.1 613.8 616.1 615.2 619.7

Massachusetts

3,178.9 3,193.6 3,199.9 3,208.4 3,223.3 3,245.5 3,258.0 3,280.9

New Hampshire

622.2 627.1 630.9 635.6 640.9 638.8 642.3 649.1

Rhode Island

486.3 488.3 489.4 491.4 490.2 493.7 495.9 499.2

Vermont

301.8 302.8 304.1 304.7 307.2 308.4 308.4 310.6

United States

130,298.0 131,444.0 132,363.0 133,610.0 134,904.0 136,030.0 137,167.0 138,030.0

Table 2. Selected employment indicators, seasonally adjusted

Net change from

Dec. 2003 to Jun. 2004 Jun. 2004 to Dec. 2004 Dec. 2004 to Jun. 2005 Jun. 2005 to Dec. 2005 Dec. 2005 to Jun. 2006 Jun. 2006 to Dec. 2006 Dec. 2006 to Jun. 2007

Net employment change (Numbers in thousands)

Connecticut

7.7 7.9 6.5 5.1 11.2 6.4 13.8

Maine

0.5 1.8 -1.6 2.7 2.3 -0.9 4.5

Massachusetts

14.7 6.3 8.5 14.9 22.2 12.5 22.9

New Hampshire

4.9 3.8 4.7 5.3 -2.1 3.5 6.8

Rhode Island

2.0 1.1 2.0 -1.2 3.5 2.2 3.3

Vermont

1.0 1.3 0.6 2.5 1.2 0.0 2.2

United States

1,146.0 919.0 1,247.0 1,294.0 1,126.0 1,137.0 863.0
Annualized percent change

Connecticut

0.9 1.0 0.8 0.6 1.3 0.8 1.6

Maine

0.2 0.6 -0.5 0.9 0.8 -0.3 1.5

Massachusetts

0.9 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.8 1.4

New Hampshire

1.6 1.2 1.5 1.7 -0.7 1.1 2.1

Rhode Island

0.8 0.5 0.8 -0.5 1.4 0.9 1.3

Vermont

0.7 0.9 0.4 1.6 0.8 0.0 1.4

United States

1.8 1.4 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.3

NOTE: Estimates for the latest month are revised the following month, and at least 3 years of estimates are subject to revision at the end of the year to incorporate updated inputs and reestimation.

 

Last Modified Date: August 27, 2007

 

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