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Gasoline prices averaged $3.728 a gallon in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area in October 2022, up 40.4 cents compared to October 2021.
Gasoline prices averaged $4.387 a gallon in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area in August 2022, up $1.264 compared to August 2021.
Workers in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.27 in May 2021, compared to the nationwide average of $28.01
Data Series | Back Data |
Sept 2022 |
Oct 2022 |
Nov 2022 |
Dec 2022 |
Jan 2023 |
Feb 2023 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)342.7 | (r)343.1 | (r)343.5 | (r)344.0 | 344.5 | (p)345.4 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)332.5 | (r)332.5 | (r)333.0 | (r)333.6 | 334.4 | (p)335.6 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)10.1 | (r)10.5 | (r)10.5 | (r)10.4 | 10.1 | (p)9.8 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)3.0 | (r)3.1 | (r)3.1 | (r)3.0 | 2.9 | (p)2.8 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
304.5 | 304.4 | 303.9 | 304.6 | 306.6 | (p)307.5 | |
12-month % change |
2.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | (p)2.2 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | (p)0.8 | |
12-month % change |
12.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 | |
Construction(3) |
15.4 | 15.2 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.8 | (p)15.8 | |
12-month % change |
1.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | (p)2.6 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
29.2 | 28.9 | 29.1 | 28.8 | 29.2 | (p)29.2 | |
12-month % change |
1.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 0.7 | (p)0.7 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
51.6 | 52.2 | 52.2 | 52.4 | 52.8 | (p)52.7 | |
12-month % change |
0.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | (p)1.9 | |
Information(3) |
4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | (p)4.5 | |
12-month % change |
12.5 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 7.1 | (p)4.7 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
12.0 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.3 | (p)12.2 | |
12-month % change |
2.6 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | (p)1.7 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
32.0 | 32.0 | 32.1 | 32.4 | 32.7 | (p)33.3 | |
12-month % change |
5.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | (p)5.4 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
62.1 | 62.1 | 61.1 | 62.3 | 62.1 | (p)62.3 | |
12-month % change |
1.8 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 1.3 | 2.5 | (p)1.3 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
32.6 | 33.0 | 32.6 | 32.1 | 32.1 | (p)32.5 | |
12-month % change |
4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 1.6 | (p)1.2 | |
Other Services(3) |
9.9 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | (p)10.0 | |
12-month % change |
2.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.1 | (p)2.0 | |
Government(3) |
54.3 | 53.6 | 53.7 | 53.4 | 54.3 | (p)54.2 | |
12-month % change |
3.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | (p)2.7 | |
Footnotes |