New England - Labor Force Statistics

 

Civilian labor force in New England,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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2012		 Apr
2012		 Apr 2011 to
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United States
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 153,420 154,871 154,707 154,365 945 0.6

New England
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 (1) 7,745.1 7,749.3 7,742.0 7,737.0 (1) -8.1 (1) -0.1

Connecticut
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 (1) 1,919.5 1,914.5 1,913.1 (P) 1,912.7 (P) (1) -6.8 (P) (1) -0.4

Maine
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 (1) 703.0 709.4 710.0 (P) 709.9 (P) (1) 6.9 (P) (1) 1.0

Massachusetts
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 (1) 3,459.7 3,458.2 3,453.4 (P) 3,455.3 (P) (1) -4.4 (P) (1) -0.1

New Hampshire
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 (1) 737.5 742.6 743.0 (P) 741.6 (P) (1) 4.2 (P) (1) 0.6

Rhode Island
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 (1) 564.1 559.0 558.2 (P) 556.3 (P) (1) -7.8 (P) (1) -1.4

Vermont
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 (1) 359.1 360.7 359.9 (P) 358.8 (P) (1) -0.4 (P) (1) -0.1

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Unemployed in New England,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States
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 13,792 12,806 12,673 12,500 -1,292 -9.4

New England
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 (1) 609.1 552.6 543.2 531.2 (1) -77.9 (1) -12.8

Connecticut
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 (1) 172.4 148.6 148.1 (P) 147.1 (P) (1) -25.3 (P) (1) -14.7

Maine
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 (1) 54.1 50.1 51.3 (P) 51.2 (P) (1) -3.0 (P) (1) -5.5

Massachusetts
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 (1) 258.1 238.0 225.9 (P) 216.2 (P) (1) -41.9 (P) (1) -16.2

New Hampshire
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 (1) 39.7 38.3 38.4 (P) 37.0 (P) (1) -2.7 (P) (1) -6.7

Rhode Island
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 (1) 63.1 61.7 62.1 (P) 62.2 (P) (1) -0.9 (P) (1) -1.5

Vermont
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 (1) 20.4 17.8 17.1 (P) 16.5 (P) (1) -3.9 (P) (1) -19.1

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Unemployment rates in New England,
seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area
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United States
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 9.0 8.3 8.2 8.1 -0.9

New England
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 (1) 7.9 7.1 7.0 6.9 (1) -1.0

Connecticut
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 (1) 9.0 7.8 7.7 (P) 7.7 (P) (1) -1.3

Maine
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 (1) 7.7 7.1 7.2 (P) 7.2 (P) (1) -0.5

Massachusetts
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 (1) 7.5 6.9 6.5 (P) 6.3 (P) (1) -1.2

New Hampshire
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 (1) 5.4 5.2 5.2 (P) 5.0 (P) (1) -0.4

Rhode Island
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 (1) 11.2 11.0 11.1 (P) 11.2 (P) (1) 0.0

Vermont
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 (1) 5.7 4.9 4.8 (P) 4.6 (P) (1) -1.1

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Unemployment rates in New England states by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
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Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
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Connecticut

  

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk
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 (2) 8.6 7.9 7.7 (P) 7.6 (P) (2) -1.0

Danbury
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 (2) 7.5 6.9 6.7 (P) 6.6 (P) (2) -0.9

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford
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 (2) 9.3 8.5 8.1 (P) 8.1 (P) (2) -1.2

New Haven
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 (2) 9.6 8.8 8.4 (P) 8.5 (P) (2) -1.1

Norwich-New London CT-RI
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 (2) 9.1 8.8 8.6 (P) 8.5 (P) (2) -0.6

Waterbury
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 (2) 12.3 11.1 10.8 (P) 10.8 (P) (2) -1.5

Maine

  

Bangor
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 (2) 8.2 7.3 7.6 (P) 7.8 (P) (2) -0.4

Lewiston-Auburn
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 (2) 8.5 7.7 8.0 (P) 8.2 (P) (2) -0.3

Portland-South Portland-Biddeford
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 (2) 6.8 6.4 6.7 (P) 6.8 (P) (2) 0.0

Massachusetts

  

Barnstable Town
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 (2) 10.2 9.8 9.6 (P) 8.0 (P) (2) -2.2

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy MA-NH
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 (2) 6.8 6.8 6.6 (P) 5.7 (P) (2) -1.1

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy (1)

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 (2) 6.3 6.3 6.1 (P) 5.1 (P) (2) -1.2

Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton (1)

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 (2) 9.1 8.9 8.5 (P) 7.4 (P) (2) -1.7

Framingham (1)

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 (2) 5.8 5.7 5.6 (P) 4.7 (P) (2) -1.1

Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury MA-NH (1)

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 (2) 7.2 7.2 7.2 (P) 6.4 (P) (2) -0.8

Lawrence-Methuen-Salem MA-NH (1)

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 (2) 13.7 12.8 12.9 (P) 11.6 (P) (2) -2.1

Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford MA-NH (1)

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 (2) 7.9 7.8 7.6 (P) 6.6 (P) (2) -1.3

Nashua NH-MA (1)

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 (2) 5.8 5.8 6.0 (P) 5.7 (P) (2) -0.1

Peabody (1)

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 (2) 7.3 7.5 7.3 (P) 6.2 (P) (2) -1.1

Taunton-Norton-Raynham (1)

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 (2) 8.6 8.2 8.0 (P) 6.8 (P) (2) -1.8

Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner
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 (2) 10.5 10.1 10.0 (P) 8.8 (P) (2) -1.7

New Bedford
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 (2) 12.2 12.1 11.8 (P) 10.0 (P) (2) -2.2

Pittsfield
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 (2) 8.5 8.3 8.1 (P) 6.9 (P) (2) -1.6

Springfield MA-CT
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 (2) 9.0 9.0 8.6 (P) 7.5 (P) (2) -1.5

Worcester MA-CT
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 (2) 8.2 8.1 7.9 (P) 6.8 (P) (2) -1.4

New Hampshire

  

Manchester
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 (2) 5.5 5.5 5.7 (P) 5.5 (P) (2) 0.0

Portsmouth NH-ME
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 (2) 5.0 4.9 4.9 (P) 4.8 (P) (2) -0.2

Rochester-Dover NH-ME
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 (2) 5.8 5.8 5.7 (P) 5.6 (P) (2) -0.2

Rhode Island

  

Providence-Fall River-Warwick RI-MA
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 (2) 11.9 11.6 11.9 (P) 11.6 (P) (2) -0.3

Vermont

  

Burlington-South Burlington
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 (2) 5.1 4.6 4.3 (P) 4.2 (P) (2) -0.9

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan Division
(2) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and controlling to new statewide totals.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Nonfarm wage and salary employment in New England States,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States
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 131,173 132,720 (P) 132,874 (P) 132,989 (P) 1,816 (P) 1.4

Connecticut
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 1,631.1 1,634.9 1,632.9 (P) 1,628.8 (P) -2.3 (P) -0.1

Maine
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 592.7 597.7 594.6 (P) 593.4 (P) 0.7 (P) 0.1

Massachusetts
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 3,215.5 3,232.9 3,240.4 (P) 3,242.9 (P) 27.4 (P) 0.9

New Hampshire
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 627.2 628.8 628.3 (P) 623.5 (P) -3.7 (P) -0.6

Rhode Island
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 462.1 458.3 457.7 (P) 457.8 (P) -4.3 (P) -0.9

Vermont
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 298.5 301.8 301.9 (P) 300.4 (P) 1.9 (P) 0.6

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area
The Current Employment Statistics (CES) Survey is a monthly survey of business establishments which provides estimates of employment, hours, and earnings data by industry for the nation as a whole, all States, and most major metropolitan areas since 1939. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative program in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, New England states,
not seasonally adjusted
Area

(news release)		 Mass Layoff Events Mass Layoff Initial Claimants for
Unemployment Insurance
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United States
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 1,750 1,421
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 189,919 146,358

New England
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 67 55
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 8,926 8,350

Connecticut
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 10 6
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 1,056 530

Maine
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 7 7
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 818 696

Massachusetts
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 17 17
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 2,040 3,291

New Hampshire
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 7 6
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 1,107 928

Rhode Island
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 9 9
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 2,105 2,081

Vermont
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 17 10
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 1,800 824

(-) Zero or data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
SOURCE: Mass Layoff Statistics
Monthly data report summary information on establishments which have at least 50 initial claims for unemployment insurance (UI) filed against them during a 5-week period. Data are available for 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, as well as by industry.
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