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Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Data Series |
Back Data |
Oct 2008 |
Nov 2008 |
Dec 2008 |
Jan 2009 |
Feb 2009 |
Mar 2009 |
Labor Force Data |
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Civilian Labor Force |
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3,427.5 |
3,429.6 |
3,432.6 |
3,426.5 |
3,427.4 |
3,421.8 |
Employment |
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3,229.2 |
3,221.3 |
3,212.9 |
3,174.2 |
3,162.2 |
3,155.9 |
Unemployment |
|
198.4 |
208.3 |
219.7 |
252.3 |
265.1 |
265.9 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
5.8 |
6.1 |
6.4 |
7.4 |
7.7 |
7.8 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
3,276.9 |
3,256.3 |
3,230.2 |
3,225.1 |
3,215.0 |
3,194.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 |
-1.1 |
-1.8 |
-2.2 |
-2.6 |
-3.2 |
Mining and Logging |
|
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-12.5 |
-12.5 |
-20.0 |
-8.3 |
-16.7 |
-16.7 |
Construction |
|
130.5 |
126.7 |
122.6 |
120.6 |
121.1 |
119.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.5 |
-7.9 |
-10.2 |
-11.6 |
-11.2 |
-12.6 |
Manufacturing |
|
283.2 |
282.0 |
281.1 |
279.1 |
276.3 |
273.5 |
12-month % change |
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-3.1 |
-3.5 |
-3.6 |
-4.1 |
-4.7 |
-5.4 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
564.5 |
561.4 |
555.0 |
556.9 |
552.8 |
549.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.3 |
-2.0 |
-2.8 |
-2.9 |
-3.4 |
-3.8 |
Information |
|
87.9 |
87.5 |
86.8 |
85.7 |
85.3 |
84.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.2 |
-1.5 |
-2.5 |
-3.3 |
-4.6 |
-5.7 |
Financial Activities |
|
216.8 |
213.2 |
211.4 |
210.2 |
210.3 |
210.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.9 |
-4.3 |
-4.9 |
-5.4 |
-5.4 |
-5.6 |
Professional & Business Services |
|
486.4 |
480.7 |
471.7 |
467.9 |
463.6 |
458.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 |
-1.2 |
-3.2 |
-4.5 |
-5.5 |
-6.2 |
Education & Health Services |
|
644.6 |
643.3 |
643.3 |
645.0 |
647.0 |
647.1 |
12-month % change |
|
2.3 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
304.1 |
302.1 |
299.0 |
301.6 |
303.1 |
296.9 |
12-month % change |
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-0.1 |
-1.0 |
-1.6 |
-1.7 |
-1.2 |
-3.2 |
Other Services |
|
119.0 |
118.6 |
118.3 |
118.4 |
117.1 |
116.8 |
12-month % change |
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-1.6 |
-2.1 |
-2.2 |
-1.7 |
-3.1 |
-3.3 |
Government |
|
438.5 |
439.4 |
439.8 |
438.6 |
437.4 |
437.0 |
12-month % change |
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1.1 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
Mass layoffs |
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Layoff events, all industries |
|
11 |
18 |
38 |
33 |
32 |
25 |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
980 |
1,459 |
4,289 |
2,782 |
2,873 |
2,422 |
Data extracted on:
May 01, 2009
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.
Massachusetts includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:
- Barnstable Town, MA (Metropolitan NECTA)
- Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH (Metropolitan NECTA)
- Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA (NECTA Division)
- Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA (NECTA Division)
- Framingham, MA (NECTA Division)
- Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH (NECTA Division)
- Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH (NECTA Division)
- Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA (Metropolitan NECTA)
- Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH (NECTA Division)
- Nashua, NH-MA (NECTA Division)
- New Bedford, MA (Metropolitan NECTA)
- Peabody, MA (NECTA Division)
- Pittsfield, MA (Metropolitan NECTA)
- Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA (Metropolitan NECTA)
- Springfield, MA-CT (Metropolitan NECTA)
- Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA (NECTA Division)
- Worcester, MA-CT (Metropolitan NECTA)
Geographically based survey data available from BLS:
Employment & Unemployment
Prices & Living Conditions
Compensation & Working Conditions
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