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Gasoline prices averaged $4.229 a gallon in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area in April 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.6 percent in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT, metropolitan area for the year ended March 2022.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Boston was up 1.9 percent over the two months, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Data Series | Back Data |
Oct 2021 |
Nov 2021 |
Dec 2021 |
Jan 2022 |
Feb 2022 |
Mar 2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)3,759.3 | (r)3,754.7 | (r)3,751.5 | 3,766.9 | 3,772.5 | (p)3,775.3 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)3,571.4 | (r)3,575.5 | (r)3,577.3 | 3,586.6 | 3,596.7 | (p)3,614.7 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)187.9 | (r)179.2 | (r)174.2 | 180.3 | 175.9 | (p)160.6 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)5.0 | (r)4.8 | (r)4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | (p)4.3 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
3,569.3 | 3,583.9 | 3,598.4 | 3,607.8 | 3,630.1 | (p)3,651.1 | |
12-month % change |
5.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 | (p)5.4 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | (p)1.0 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 22.2 | (p)0.0 | |
Construction(3) |
166.4 | 167.7 | 169.0 | 170.4 | 171.8 | (p)171.9 | |
12-month % change |
5.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.9 | (p)5.3 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
233.3 | 234.6 | 235.2 | 235.0 | 236.9 | (p)237.5 | |
12-month % change |
1.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | (p)2.9 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
554.9 | 557.5 | 560.4 | 560.7 | 566.3 | (p)568.3 | |
12-month % change |
2.8 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 | (p)3.0 | |
Information(3) |
94.3 | 94.4 | 94.5 | 94.8 | 95.5 | (p)96.4 | |
12-month % change |
4.8 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | (p)5.4 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
218.1 | 217.9 | 217.7 | 217.6 | 217.4 | (p)217.3 | |
12-month % change |
-0.7 | -1.0 | -1.1 | -1.7 | -1.7 | (p)-1.9 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
614.3 | 617.2 | 620.1 | 624.9 | 625.9 | (p)633.1 | |
12-month % change |
5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.6 | (p)5.6 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
800.1 | 801.9 | 804.0 | 802.1 | 806.7 | (p)813.6 | |
12-month % change |
4.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | (p)3.9 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
320.9 | 324.2 | 328.5 | 333.1 | 338.0 | (p)341.9 | |
12-month % change |
23.0 | 22.9 | 28.3 | 29.6 | 27.0 | (p)25.5 | |
Other Services(3) |
126.0 | 127.6 | 127.8 | 128.0 | 129.2 | (p)128.0 | |
12-month % change |
8.2 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 9.1 | (p)7.6 | |
Government(3) |
440.1 | 439.9 | 440.2 | 440.2 | 441.3 | (p)442.1 | |
12-month % change |
2.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | (p)2.8 | |
Footnotes |