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Average Energy Prices In Boston-Brockton-Nashua – August 2017
Boston area households paid an average of $2.376 a gallon for gasoline in August 2017, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Women’s Earnings in Massachusetts — 2016
In 2016, Massachusetts women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $932 or 84.3 percent of the $1,105 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts,
New England and State Unemployment — July 2017
The New England unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Massachusetts Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2017 |
Apr 2017 |
May 2017 |
June 2017 |
July 2017 |
Aug 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
3,661.2 | 3,694.2 | 3,711.1 | 3,708.8 | 3,697.7 | (p)3,680.4 |
Employment(1) |
|
3,529.9 | 3,551.1 | 3,555.8 | 3,548.4 | 3,537.0 | (p)3,526.2 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
131.3 | 143.2 | 155.3 | 160.4 | 160.7 | (p)154.2 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
3.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | (p)4.2 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
3,605.8 | 3,605.0 | 3,607.0 | 3,617.9 | 3,620.4 | (p)3,631.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 | (p)1.6 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | (p)1.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | -9.1 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | (p)10.0 |
Construction(3) |
|
150.4 | 149.6 | 149.4 | 146.6 | 148.4 | (p)148.8 |
12-month % change |
|
2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | (p)2.3 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
243.7 | 244.1 | 243.9 | 243.8 | 244.4 | (p)244.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.2 | -0.7 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -0.6 | (p)-0.4 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
577.1 | 578.0 | 576.0 | 579.9 | 579.0 | (p)578.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | (p)0.2 |
Information(3) |
|
90.2 | 89.6 | 89.8 | 90.2 | 88.8 | (p)90.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | (p)0.4 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
229.4 | 228.6 | 229.0 | 228.9 | 229.9 | (p)229.6 |
12-month % change |
|
2.8 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | (p)2.5 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
558.0 | 562.1 | 563.0 | 561.7 | 561.4 | (p)568.5 |
12-month % change |
|
2.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.7 | (p)3.0 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
796.3 | 796.5 | 798.0 | 804.2 | 807.2 | (p)806.9 |
12-month % change |
|
2.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 | (p)2.9 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
362.8 | 358.9 | 360.8 | 362.5 | 363.8 | (p)361.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | (p)-0.4 |
Other Services(3) |
|
137.1 | 137.9 | 137.3 | 139.9 | 139.0 | (p)143.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 1.8 | (p)5.6 |
Government(3) |
|
459.7 | 458.7 | 458.7 | 459.1 | 457.4 | (p)458.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | (p)0.5 |
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