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New England - Labor Force Statistics

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

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2018		 Jun
2019		 Jul
2019		 Aug
2019		 Aug 2018 to
Aug 2019
Net
change		 Percent
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United States

 161,802 162,981 163,351 163,922 2,120 1.3

New England

 8,097.2 8,109.7 8,103.9 8,109.8 12.6 0.2

Connecticut

 1,911.0 1,907.5 1,905.7 (p)1,907.4 (p)-3.6 (p)-0.2

Maine

 698.4 694.1 692.6 (p)691.7 (p)-6.7 (p)-1.0

Massachusetts

 3,823.4 3,838.8 3,834.1 (p)3,837.4 (p)14.0 (p)0.4

New Hampshire

 762.8 769.4 770.5 (p)771.7 (p)8.9 (p)1.2

Rhode Island

 555.7 552.1 553.1 (p)554.4 (p)-1.3 (p)-0.2

Vermont

 345.9 347.7 347.8 (p)347.1 (p)1.3 (p)0.4

Footnotes
(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.
 
Unemployed in New England, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States

 6,197 5,975 6,063 6,044 -153 -2.5

New England

 273.9 252.4 247.1 245.5 -28.4 -10.4

Connecticut

 75.5 70.8 69.0 (p)68.1 (p)-7.4 (p)-9.7

Maine

 24.1 22.0 20.9 (p)20.1 (p)-4.0 (p)-16.7

Massachusetts

 124.6 113.5 111.2 (p)110.7 (p)-14.0 (p)-11.2

New Hampshire

 18.8 18.9 19.1 (p)19.3 (p)0.5 (p)2.9

Rhode Island

 21.8 19.8 19.6 (p)19.8 (p)-1.9 (p)-8.8

Vermont

 9.1 7.2 7.3 (p)7.4 (p)-1.7 (p)-18.6

Footnotes
(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.
 
Unemployment rates in New England, seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area
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Aug 2019

United States

 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 -0.1

New England

 3.4 3.1 3.0 3.0 -0.4

Connecticut

 4.0 3.7 3.6 (p)3.6 (p)-0.4

Maine

 3.5 3.2 3.0 (p)2.9 (p)-0.6

Massachusetts

 3.3 3.0 2.9 (p)2.9 (p)-0.4

New Hampshire

 2.5 2.5 2.5 (p)2.5 (p)0.0

Rhode Island

 3.9 3.6 3.5 (p)3.6 (p)-0.3

Vermont

 2.6 2.1 2.1 (p)2.1 (p)-0.5

Footnotes
(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.
 
Unemployment rates in New England states by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
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Connecticut

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk

 4.3 3.6 3.9 (p)3.6 (p)-0.7

Danbury

 3.6 3.0 3.2 (p)3.0 (p)-0.6

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford

 4.3 3.6 3.9 (p)3.7 (p)-0.6

New Haven

 4.3 3.5 3.8 (p)3.6 (p)-0.7

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI

 4.1 3.5 3.7 (p)3.5 (p)-0.6

Waterbury

 5.3 4.4 4.6 (p)4.4 (p)-0.9

Maine

Bangor

 3.9 3.1 2.8 (p)2.5 (p)-1.4

Lewiston-Auburn

 3.4 3.1 2.8 (p)2.6 (p)-0.8

Portland-South Portland, ME

 2.7 2.6 2.3 (p)1.9 (p)-0.8

Massachusetts

Barnstable Town

 3.2 3.5 3.2 (p)2.7 (p)-0.5

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH

 3.4 2.8 2.9 (p)2.7 (p)-0.7

Boston-Cambridge-Newton(1)

 3.2 2.7 2.8 (p)2.5 (p)-0.7

Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton(1)

 4.3 3.4 3.5 (p)3.4 (p)-0.9

Framingham(1)

 3.1 2.6 2.6 (p)2.5 (p)-0.6

Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town(1)

 3.3 2.9 2.9 (p)2.7 (p)-0.6

Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH(1)

 4.7 4.1 4.2 (p)3.9 (p)-0.8

Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford MA-NH(1)

 3.7 3.0 3.1 (p)2.9 (p)-0.8

Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA(1)

 3.6 3.2 3.2 (p)3.0 (p)-0.6

Nashua NH-MA(1)

 2.9 2.6 2.6 (p)2.8 (p)-0.1

Peabody-Salem-Beverly(1)

 3.5 3.0 2.9 (p)2.7 (p)-0.8

Taunton-Middleborough-Norton(1)

 4.0 3.3 3.4 (p)3.2 (p)-0.8

Leominster-Gardner, MA

 4.2 3.5 3.6 (p)3.4 (p)-0.8

New Bedford

 5.2 4.5 4.6 (p)4.2 (p)-1.0

Pittsfield

 3.8 3.8 3.6 (p)3.1 (p)-0.7

Springfield MA-CT

 4.6 3.8 3.9 (p)3.7 (p)-0.9

Worcester MA-CT

 4.0 3.4 3.5 (p)3.3 (p)-0.7

New Hampshire

Manchester

 2.4 2.3 2.3 (p)2.4 (p)0.0

Portsmouth NH-ME

 2.3 2.2 2.1 (p)2.1 (p)-0.2

Dover-Durham, NH-ME

 2.4 2.2 2.2 (p)2.3 (p)-0.1

Rhode Island

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA

 4.2 3.4 3.4 (p)3.7 (p)-0.5

Vermont

Burlington-South Burlington

 2.3 1.5 1.9 (p)1.8 (p)-0.5

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan Division
(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.
 
Nonfarm wage and salary employment in New England States, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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2019		 Jul
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2019		 Aug 2018 to
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United States

 149,467 151,252 (p)151,411 (p)151,541 (p)2,074 (p)1.4

Connecticut

 1,689.6 1,692.8 1,694.4 (p)1,697.2 (p)7.6 (p)0.4

Maine

 (1)627.7 633.4 634.2 (p)634.5 (p)(1)6.8 (p)(1)1.1

Massachusetts

 3,642.4 3,682.4 3,678.9 (p)3,686.0 (p)43.6 (p)1.2

New Hampshire

 681.5 691.0 694.3 (p)694.5 (p)13.0 (p)1.9

Rhode Island

 496.8 502.6 503.4 (p)504.2 (p)7.4 (p)1.5

Vermont

 317.4 318.8 318.6 (p)318.0 (p)0.6 (p)0.2

Footnotes
(1) Correction
(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.