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Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — January 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area increased 0.5 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area — December 2018
Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.3 percent in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Consolidated Statistical Area (CSA) for the 12-month period ending December
County Employment and Wages in Massachusetts – Second Quarter 2018
Employment increased in 8 of the 9 large counties in Massachusetts from June 2017 to June 2018. Suffolk (1.9 percent) and Middlesex (1.7 percent) had over-the-year employment gains.
Massachusetts Economy at a Glance:
Data Series | Back Data |
July 2018 |
Aug 2018 |
Sept 2018 |
Oct 2018 |
Nov 2018 |
Dec 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
3,785.8 | 3,806.0 | 3,822.1 | 3,832.8 | 3,837.0 | (p)3,842.0 | |
Employment(1) |
3,650.0 | 3,668.8 | 3,686.3 | 3,698.7 | 3,706.9 | (p)3,715.8 | |
Unemployment(1) |
135.8 | 137.3 | 135.8 | 134.1 | 130.0 | (p)126.2 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | (p)3.3 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
3,679.0 | 3,683.6 | 3,679.1 | 3,681.9 | 3,688.8 | (p)3,694.4 | |
12-month % change |
1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | (p)1.8 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | (p)1.2 | |
12-month % change |
9.1 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.1 | (p)9.1 | |
Construction(3) |
163.0 | 163.1 | 162.9 | 162.6 | 161.4 | (p)160.1 | |
12-month % change |
7.4 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 3.5 | (p)1.8 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
249.1 | 248.4 | 247.6 | 247.1 | 247.1 | (p)247.5 | |
12-month % change |
2.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | (p)0.5 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
581.2 | 580.8 | 582.2 | 582.4 | 586.0 | (p)585.6 | |
12-month % change |
0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | (p)1.4 | |
Information(3) |
91.4 | 92.5 | 91.9 | 92.6 | 93.3 | (p)93.6 | |
12-month % change |
-0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 3.0 | (p)3.9 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
222.7 | 222.9 | 222.9 | 222.9 | 222.1 | (p)222.5 | |
12-month % change |
0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | (p)0.3 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
593.5 | 595.2 | 596.0 | 596.4 | 598.8 | (p)602.5 | |
12-month % change |
4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | (p)5.4 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
804.4 | 806.3 | 808.2 | 809.9 | 810.5 | (p)811.2 | |
12-month % change |
1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | (p)2.0 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
377.8 | 378.6 | 372.5 | 373.8 | 375.2 | (p)375.6 | |
12-month % change |
2.6 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | (p)0.0 | |
Other Services(3) |
141.4 | 141.4 | 141.3 | 141.1 | 140.7 | (p)142.0 | |
12-month % change |
2.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | (p)2.5 | |
Government(3) |
453.3 | 453.2 | 452.5 | 452.0 | 452.5 | (p)452.6 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | (p)0.0 | |
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