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Jun
12

Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — May 2018

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area was unchanged (0.0 percent) in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jun
01

Boston Area Employment — April 2018

Total nonfarm employment in the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, Mass.-N.H. Metropolitan New England City and Town Area stood at 2,765,100 in April 2018, up 36,900 from one year ago.

May
15

Fatal Work Injuries in Boston-Cambridge-Newton: 2016

Fatal work injuries totaled 75 in 2016 for the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, Mass.-N.H., metropolitan area, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Massachusetts Economy at a Glance:

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2018

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)3,657.3 3,659.6 3,669.5 3,683.7 3,704.7 (p)3,732.2

Employment(1)

 (2)3,528.4 3,532.4 3,541.9 3,554.9 3,574.7 (p)3,601.1

Unemployment(1)

 (2)128.9 127.1 127.6 128.8 130.0 (p)131.0

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 (p)3.5

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 3,628.6 3,622.7 3,636.2 3,639.2 3,645.9 (p)3,652.1

12-month % change

 1.2 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.3 (p)1.6

Mining and Logging(4)

 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 (p)1.2

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.1 (p)9.1

Construction(4)

 157.2 157.1 159.5 159.5 158.7 (p)158.4

12-month % change

 6.1 5.7 6.8 6.9 6.4 (p)5.9

Manufacturing(4)

 246.3 245.8 246.0 246.5 246.3 (p)246.5

12-month % change

 0.6 0.4 0.5 1.0 0.9 (p)1.2

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 577.7 577.8 580.6 579.4 579.9 (p)580.1

12-month % change

 0.2 -0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 (p)0.4

Information(4)

 90.1 90.2 91.0 91.2 90.4 (p)90.7

12-month % change

 -0.6 -0.3 -0.7 -0.3 -1.1 (p)-1.6

Financial Activities(4)

 221.9 221.7 221.6 221.9 223.0 (p)223.2

12-month % change

 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.8 (p)0.9

Professional & Business Services(4)

 571.8 573.4 573.9 580.5 583.2 (p)586.2

12-month % change

 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.9 3.4 (p)4.1

Education & Health Services(4)

 795.6 790.6 796.7 795.5 798.1 (p)801.1

12-month % change

 0.8 -0.1 0.6 0.3 0.7 (p)1.1

Leisure & Hospitality(4)

 375.6 374.7 375.5 375.0 374.1 (p)374.6

12-month % change

 3.0 2.6 2.7 2.3 1.9 (p)2.5

Other Services(4)

 138.5 139.4 139.0 138.2 140.4 (p)139.2

12-month % change

 1.2 1.8 1.4 0.8 2.3 (p)1.5

Government(4)

 452.8 450.9 451.2 450.4 450.6 (p)450.9

12-month % change

 0.1 -0.6 -0.4 -0.4 -0.2 (p)-0.3

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and a new seasonal adjustment procedure.
(3) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(4) 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 Jun 2018
Springfield, MA, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jun 2018
Worcester Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jun 2018
New England - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2018
New England - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Jun 2018
New England Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jun 2018
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – New England Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2018
Average Energy Prices for the U.S., regions, census divisions, and selected metropolitan areas Average energy prices Table May 2018
Average Energy Prices In Boston-Cambridge-Newton – April 2018 Average energy prices News Release May 2018
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 – Second Quarter 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Feb 2017
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 — 2016 Pay News Release Sep 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Boston-Cambridge-Newton — May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2017
Union Membership in Massachusetts and Connecticut - 2012 Employment News Release May 2013
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 — May 2018 Consumer price indexes News Release Jun 2018
Consumer Price Index Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (1982-84 = 100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2018
Consumer Price Index Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2018
Consumer Price Index Northeast (1982-84 = 100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2018
Consumer Price Index US City Average (1982-84 = 100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2018
Consumer Price Index Northeast (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2018
Consumer Price Index US City Average (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2018
Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area — March 2018 Benefits, Pay News Release May 2018
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: 2016 Workplace fatalities News Release May 2018
Fatal Work Injuries in New England - 2014 Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2015
Boston Area Employment — April 2018 Employment News Release Jun 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 2014 Pay News Release Sep 2015
Occupational Employment and Wages in Worcester — May 2014 Pay News Release Sep 2015
Barnstable Town Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jun 2018
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