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News Releases:

Nov
06

Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area — September 2020

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.4 percent in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Consolidated Statistical Area (CSA) for the 12-month period ending September

Oct
14

Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — September 2020

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area inched up 0.1 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today

Aug
19

Occupational Employment and Wages in Boston-Cambridge-Nashua — May 2019

Workers in the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $33.29 in May 2019.

Massachusetts Economy at a Glance:

Massachusetts
Data Series Back
Data		 May
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2020		 July
2020		 Aug
2020		 Sept
2020		 Oct
2020

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 3,540.9 3,684.3 3,673.4 3,548.6 3,764.0 (p)3,608.3

Employment(1)

 2,954.4 3,030.3 3,079.1 3,145.2 3,395.0 (p)3,339.8

Unemployment(1)

 586.5 653.9 594.3 403.4 368.9 (p)268.5

Unemployment Rate(2)

 16.6 17.7 16.2 11.4 9.8 (p)7.4

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 3,077.1 3,171.7 3,242.6 3,305.1 3,341.5 (p)3,352.9

12-month % change

 -16.5 -14.1 -12.3 -10.6 -9.5 (p)-9.2

Mining and Logging(3)

 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 (p)0.8

12-month % change

 -18.2 -27.3 -20.0 -20.0 -20.0 (p)-20.0

Construction(3)

 121.0 140.6 142.0 141.9 144.1 (p)146.1

12-month % change

 -25.3 -13.3 -12.3 -12.7 -11.7 (p)-9.8

Manufacturing(3)

 224.9 228.4 230.5 230.8 232.9 (p)234.8

12-month % change

 -7.9 -6.2 -5.4 -5.3 -4.3 (p)-3.6

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 462.5 490.1 506.0 518.3 526.0 (p)536.3

12-month % change

 -20.1 -15.2 -12.6 -10.5 -9.1 (p)-7.3

Information(3)

 90.7 89.0 89.9 90.0 90.5 (p)89.8

12-month % change

 -1.1 -3.4 -4.8 -4.5 -2.7 (p)-3.6

Financial Activities(3)

 220.9 219.6 218.7 218.9 221.3 (p)223.1

12-month % change

 -1.3 -1.9 -2.8 -2.6 -1.4 (p)-0.3

Professional & Business Services(3)

 561.9 566.6 566.6 571.7 575.9 (p)579.6

12-month % change

 -6.4 -6.0 -6.0 -5.3 -4.7 (p)-3.9

Education & Health Services(3)

 721.6 726.7 735.0 749.3 756.9 (p)752.5

12-month % change

 -11.0 -10.4 -9.4 -7.8 -6.9 (p)-7.6

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 156.9 187.0 218.2 231.7 245.6 (p)245.5

12-month % change

 -58.3 -50.6 -42.3 -38.6 -34.9 (p)-34.9

Other Services(3)

 93.4 96.8 103.6 105.2 111.8 (p)112.9

12-month % change

 -33.0 -30.5 -25.7 -24.4 -19.3 (p)-18.6

Government(3)

 422.4 426.1 431.3 446.5 435.7 (p)431.5

12-month % change

 -7.7 -7.1 -6.1 -2.7 -4.6 (p)-5.7

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Boston Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Nov 2020
Springfield, MA, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Nov 2020
Worcester Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Nov 2020
New England - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2020
New England - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Dec 2020
New England Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Dec 2020
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – New England Consumer price indexes Table Dec 2020
Average energy prices for the United States, regions, census divisions, and selected metropolitan areas Average energy prices Table Oct 2020
Average Energy Prices In Boston-Cambridge-Newton – December 2018 Average energy prices News Release Jan 2019
Business Employment Dynamics in New England Employment Table Feb 2013
Business Employment Dynamics in New England Employment Table Nov 2014
Occupational injuries and illnesses in New England Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2013
Occupational injuries and illnesses in New England (PDF) Workplace injuries and illnesses Table Mar 2018
Consumer Price Index, Boston-Brockton-Nashua– 2012 Annual Average Consumer price indexes News Release Apr 2013
Consumer Expenditures for the Boston Metropolitan Area: 2015-16 Consumer spending News Release Jan 2018
2014 Data on Employment Status by State and Demographic Group Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2015
Union Membership of wage and salary workers in New England Employment Table Mar 2012
Union Membership of wage and salary workers in New England (PDF) Employment Table Mar 2012
New England and State Multiple Jobholders: 1997-2010 Employment Table Oct 2011
New England and State Multiple Jobholders: 1997-2010 (PDF) Employment Table Oct 2011
County Employment and Wages in Massachusetts – First Quarter 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Oct 2019
New England and State Unemployment - 2016 Unemployment News Release Apr 2017
New England and State Unemployment — September 2017 Unemployment News Release Nov 2017
Women’s Earnings in Massachusetts — 2017 Pay News Release Oct 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Boston-Cambridge-Nashua — May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2020
Union Membership in Massachusetts and Connecticut — 2018 Employment News Release Mar 2019
Occupational injuries and illnesses in Massachusetts Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2013
Occupational injuries and illnesses in Massachusetts (PDF) Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2015
Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — September 2020 Consumer price indexes News Release Oct 2020
Consumer Price Index Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (1982-84 = 100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2020
Consumer Price Index Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2020
Consumer Price Index Northeast (1982-84 = 100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2020
Consumer Price Index US City Average (1982-84 = 100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2020
Consumer Price Index Northeast (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Nov 2020
Consumer Price Index US City Average (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Nov 2020
Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area — September 2020 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Nursing Occupations in Massachusetts’ Metropolitan Areas - May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2020
Minimum Wage Workers in Massachusetts – 2012 Employment, Pay Table Apr 2013
Occupational Employment and Wages for Police and Firefighters in Massachusetts’ Metropolitan Areas – May 2013 Employment, Pay News Release Apr 2014
Unemployment on Cape Cod And The Islands — July 2015 Unemployment News Release Sep 2015
Fatal Work Injuries in Boston-Cambridge-Newton: 2018 Workplace fatalities News Release Apr 2020
Fatal Work Injuries in New England - 2014 Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2015
Boston Area Employment — October 2018 Employment News Release Nov 2018
Unemployment in the Boston Area by Division - April 2015 Unemployment News Release Jun 2015
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Massachusetts - 2014 Unemployment News Release Jun 2015
Occupational Employment and Wages in Springfield — May 2018 Pay News Release Sep 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Worcester — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2019
Barnstable Town Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Nov 2020
STEM OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES IN NEW ENGLAND-MAY 2014 Pay News Release Feb 2016
OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES FOR SELECTED STEM OCCUPATIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS’ METROPOLITAN AREAS AND DIVISIONS – MAY 2015 Pay News Release Dec 2016