Massachusetts

Massachusetts
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Labor Force Data

 

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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3,404.1 3,391.9 3,409.6 3,417.8 3,412.9 (P) 3,414.2

Employment (1)

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3,263.5 3,226.1 3,232.3 3,246.0 3,234.0 (P) 3,231.6

Unemployment (1)

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140.7 165.8 177.3 171.8 178.9 (P) 182.6

Unemployment Rate (2)

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4.1 4.9 5.2 5.0 5.2 (P) 5.3

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

 

Total Nonfarm (3)

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3,290.5 3,292.4 3,295.4 3,292.5 3,294.3 (P) 3,290.5

12-month % change

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0.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 (P) 0.4

Natural Resources and Mining (4)

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1.5 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 (P) 1.6

12-month % change

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0.0 -5.9 -5.6 0.0 -5.9 (P) -5.9

Construction (3)

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134.3 134.0 134.8 134.3 134.8 (P) 133.8

12-month % change

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-0.6 -2.4 -2.2 -2.1 -1.5 (P) -2.3

Manufacturing (3)

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292.5 292.0 292.1 290.2 290.8 (P) 290.2

12-month % change

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-1.1 -1.3 -1.2 -1.9 -1.4 (P) -1.3

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)

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567.4 568.1 568.4 568.6 567.4 (P) 567.6

12-month % change

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-0.3 -0.6 -0.7 -0.5 -0.6 (P) -0.5

Information (3)

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90.1 89.6 89.4 89.2 88.9 (P) 89.1

12-month % change

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1.7 1.9 1.7 1.0 0.7 (P) 0.3

Financial Activities (3)

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224.1 223.6 223.2 223.1 222.7 (P) 221.5

12-month % change

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-0.7 -0.8 -0.9 -0.6 -0.7 (P) -0.9

Professional & Business Services (3)

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488.1 489.4 489.4 488.8 489.0 (P) 488.5

12-month % change

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1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 (P) 1.3

Education & Health Services (3)

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636.0 636.2 636.5 640.0 640.5 (P) 639.4

12-month % change

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2.4 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.0 (P) 2.0

Leisure & Hospitality (3)

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301.8 302.1 304.6 302.1 302.9 (P) 302.1

12-month % change

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0.9 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.4 (P) 0.3

Other Services (3)

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118.7 119.1 119.1 119.4 119.9 (P) 119.3

12-month % change

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-0.7 -0.6 -1.2 -0.7 -0.3 (P) -0.6

Government (3)

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436.0 436.7 436.2 435.1 435.8 (P) 437.4

12-month % change

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1.0 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.6 (P) 1.0

Mass layoffs

 

Layoff events, all industries (5)

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18 9 17 16 6 4

Initial claimants, all industries (5)

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1,936 946 1,467 1,107 495 310

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(5) See About the data.
(P) Preliminary

Data extracted on: October 31, 2008

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Massachusetts includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:

 

Geographically based survey data available from BLS:

Employment & Unemployment

Prices & Living Conditions

Compensation & Working Conditions