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)

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Inflation and Consumer Spending

News Releases

• Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT CPI, food and energy (Even months) (TXT) (PDF 136K)
• Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT CPI, all items (Annual) (TXT) (PDF 130K)
• Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT, CPI (Bimonthly) (TXT) (PDF 30K)
• Northeast CPI, all items (Monthly) (PDF 20K)
• Historical CPIU and CPIW For the Northeast Area (Faxback code 9140) (Monthly) (PDF 22K)
• Historical CPI-U and CPI-W For the Boston Metropolitan Area (Fax Back code 9150) (Odd months) (PDF 73K)
• Boston Metropolitan Area Consumer Expenditure Survey (PDF 166KB)

Tables of Data

• CPI Data Summary (Monthly)

Employment & Unemployment

News Releases

• New England and State Unemployment (Monthly) (PDF 19K)
• New England Annual Average Unemployment (Annual) (PDF 23K)
• New England and State Employment (Annual) (PDF 79K)
• Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers in New England (Annual) (PDF 12K)
• Union Membership of wage and salary workers in New England (Annual) (PDF 35K)
• Union Membership of wage and salary workers in Massachusetts (Annual) (PDF 274K)
• New England and State Multiple Jobholders (Annual) (PDF 29K)
• Occupational Employment & Wages In Boston, Massachusetts (Annual) (PDF 89K)

Tables of Data

• Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance by state

Wages, Earnings, & Benefits

News Releases

• Employment Cost Index for the Regions (Quarterly) (PDF 158K)
• Employer Costs For Employee Compensation for the Regions (Quarterly) (PDF 94K)
• Womens Earnings in the New England States (Annual) (PDF 157K)

National Compensation Survey

• Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT (PDF 35K)
• Springfield, MA (PDF 27K)
• Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA (PDF 29K)
• New England Occupational Pay Relatives (Annual) (PDF 38K)

To find additional pay tables on the areas listed above or to search for other areas nationwide, click here.

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

• Average Weekly Wages in Massachusetts Counties (HTML) (PDF)

Safety and Health

News Releases

• Fatal Work Injuries in New England (Annual) (PDF 149K)

Tables of Data

• Historical Occupational Injuries and Illnesses-Massachusetts (Annual) (PDF 11K)
• Historical Occupational Injuries and Illnesses-New England States (Annual) (PDF 18K)

Frequently Asked Questions

• Consumer Price Indexes FAQ
• Consumer Expenditure Survey FAQ
• State and Area Employment, Hours, and Earnings FAQ
• Mass Layoff Statistics FAQ
• Local Area Unemployment Statistics FAQ
• Compensation Cost Trends FAQ
• National Compensation Survey FAQ
• Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities FAQ

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