New England - Labor Force Statistics

 

Civilian labor force in New England,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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2008		 Jan
2009		 Feb
2009		 Mar
2009		 Mar 2008 to
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United States
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 153,843 (1) 153,716 154,214 154,048 205 0.1

New England
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 (2) 7,645.7 7,688.2 7,697.1 7,683.7 (2) 38.0 (2) 0.5

Connecticut
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 (2) 1,868.1 1,889.5 1,890.3 (P) 1,884.6 (P) (2) 16.5 (P) (2) 0.9

Maine
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 (2) 705.3 710.6 708.0 (P) 705.1 (P) (2) -0.1 (P) (2) 0.0

Massachusetts
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 (2) 3,418.6 3,426.5 3,427.4 (P) 3,421.8 (P) (2) 3.2 (P) (2) 0.1

New Hampshire
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 (2) 739.6 739.7 742.4 (P) 743.6 (P) (2) 4.0 (P) (2) 0.5

Rhode Island
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 (2) 569.0 562.7 566.0 (P) 564.5 (P) (2) -4.5 (P) (2) -0.8

Vermont
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 (2) 354.7 357.1 358.1 (P) 359.0 (P) (2) 4.3 (P) (2) 1.2

Footnotes
(1) Data affected by changes in population controls.
(2) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Unemployed in New England,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States
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 7,820 11,616 12,467 13,161 5,341 68.3

New England
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 (1) 370.8 563.6 587.5 598.8 (1) 228.0 (1) 61.5

Connecticut
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 (1) 98.9 138.0 139.5 (P) 141.9 (P) (1) 43.0 (P) (1) 43.5

Maine
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 (1) 35.3 55.1 55.5 (P) 56.9 (P) (1) 21.6 (P) (1) 61.1

Massachusetts
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 (1) 160.7 252.3 265.1 (P) 265.9 (P) (1) 105.2 (P) (1) 65.5

New Hampshire
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 (1) 27.4 38.3 42.3 (P) 45.7 (P) (1) 18.3 (P) (1) 66.9

Rhode Island
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 (1) 38.7 57.8 59.4 (P) 59.5 (P) (1) 20.8 (P) (1) 53.8

Vermont
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 (1) 16.2 24.2 25.3 (P) 25.8 (P) (1) 9.7 (P) (1) 59.9

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Unemployment rates in New England,
seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area
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Mar 2009

United States
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 5.1 7.6 8.1 8.5 3.4

New England
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 (1) 4.8 7.3 7.6 7.8 (1) 3.0

Connecticut
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 (1) 5.3 7.3 7.4 (P) 7.5 (P) (1) 2.2

Maine
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 (1) 5.0 7.7 7.8 (P) 8.1 (P) (1) 3.1

Massachusetts
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 (1) 4.7 7.4 7.7 (P) 7.8 (P) (1) 3.1

New Hampshire
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 (1) 3.7 5.2 5.7 (P) 6.2 (P) (1) 2.5

Rhode Island
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 (1) 6.8 10.3 10.5 (P) 10.5 (P) (1) 3.7

Vermont
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 (1) 4.6 6.8 7.1 (P) 7.2 (P) (1) 2.6

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Unemployment rates in New England states by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
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Connecticut

  

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk
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 (2) 4.7 7.3 7.4 (P) 7.2 (P) (2) 2.5

Danbury
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 (2) 4.2 6.7 6.7 (P) 6.8 (P) (2) 2.6

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford
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 (2) 5.4 8.0 7.9 (P) 7.8 (P) (2) 2.4

New Haven
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 (2) 5.4 7.8 7.8 (P) 7.6 (P) (2) 2.2

Norwich-New London CT-RI
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 (2) 5.1 8.2 8.2 (P) 7.8 (P) (2) 2.7

Waterbury
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 (2) 7.3 10.5 10.7 (P) 10.5 (P) (2) 3.2

Maine

  

Bangor
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 (2) 5.2 7.8 8.0 (P) 8.1 (P) (2) 2.9

Lewiston-Auburn
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 (2) 5.4 9.0 9.4 (P) 9.5 (P) (2) 4.1

Portland-South Portland-Biddeford
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 (2) 4.1 6.7 6.9 (P) 7.1 (P) (2) 3.0

Massachusetts

  

Barnstable Town
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 (2) 6.3 10.8 10.9 (P) 10.3 (P) (2) 4.0

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy MA-NH
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 (2) 4.3 7.2 7.4 (P) 7.4 (P) (2) 3.1

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy (1)

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 (2) 4.0 6.8 6.9 (P) 6.8 (P) (2) 2.8

Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton (1)

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 (2) 5.5 9.1 9.3 (P) 9.2 (P) (2) 3.7

Framingham (1)

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 (2) 3.8 6.3 6.5 (P) 6.5 (P) (2) 2.7

Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury MA-NH (1)

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 (2) 4.8 7.8 8.1 (P) 8.2 (P) (2) 3.4

Lawrence-Methuen-Salem MA-NH (1)

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 (2) 8.1 13.3 13.6 (P) 13.7 (P) (2) 5.6

Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford MA-NH (1)

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 (2) 4.9 8.3 8.6 (P) 8.7 (P) (2) 3.8

Nashua NH-MA (1)

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 (2) 3.9 5.6 6.4 (P) 6.6 (P) (2) 2.7

Peabody (1)

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 (2) 4.8 8.0 8.3 (P) 8.3 (P) (2) 3.5

Taunton-Norton-Raynham (1)

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 (2) 5.5 9.0 9.4 (P) 9.3 (P) (2) 3.8

Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner
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 (2) 6.3 10.3 10.6 (P) 10.5 (P) (2) 4.2

New Bedford
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 (2) 7.9 12.6 12.7 (P) 12.2 (P) (2) 4.3

Pittsfield
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 (2) 5.1 8.1 8.6 (P) 8.7 (P) (2) 3.6

Springfield MA-CT
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 (2) 5.5 8.9 8.9 (P) 8.7 (P) (2) 3.2

Worcester MA-CT
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 (2) 5.2 8.3 8.6 (P) 8.6 (P) (2) 3.4

New Hampshire

  

Manchester
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 (2) 3.9 5.5 6.1 (P) 6.5 (P) (2) 2.6

Portsmouth NH-ME
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 (2) 3.6 5.8 5.9 (P) 5.8 (P) (2) 2.2

Rochester-Dover NH-ME
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 (2) 3.8 6.7 6.8 (P) 6.8 (P) (2) 3.0

Rhode Island

  

Providence-Fall River-Warwick RI-MA
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 (2) 7.1 11.5 11.6 (P) 11.4 (P) (2) 4.3

Vermont

  

Burlington-South Burlington
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 (2) 4.2 6.5 6.6 (P) 7.1 (P) (2) 2.9

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan Division
(2) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Nonfarm wage and salary employment in New England States,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States
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 137,814 134,333 (P) 133,682 (P) 133,019 (P) -4,795 (P) -3.5

Connecticut
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 1,709.4 1,670.8 1,658.5 (P) 1,651.4 (P) -58.0 (P) -3.4

Maine
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 619.5 607.6 605.1 (P) 602.5 (P) -17.0 (P) -2.7

Massachusetts
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 3,300.4 3,225.1 3,215.0 (P) 3,194.7 (P) -105.7 (P) -3.2

New Hampshire
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 647.2 641.8 640.6 (P) 637.3 (P) -9.9 (P) -1.5

Rhode Island
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 487.3 469.6 467.2 (P) 465.3 (P) -22.0 (P) -4.5

Vermont
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 307.9 297.2 296.7 (P) 294.6 (P) -13.3 (P) -4.3

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area
The Current Employment Statistics (CES) Survey is a monthly survey of business establishments which provides estimates of employment, hours, and earnings data by industry for the nation as a whole, all States, and most major metropolitan areas since 1939. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative program in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, New England states,
not seasonally adjusted
Area

(news release)		 Mass Layoff Events Mass Layoff Initial Claimants for
Unemployment Insurance
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United States
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 1,089 2,191
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 114,541 228,387

New England
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 14 68
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 1,014 7,021

Connecticut
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 (1) - 11
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 (1) - 928

Maine
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 - 9
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 - 835

Massachusetts
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 5 25
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 433 2,422

New Hampshire
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 3 9
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 167 1,213

Rhode Island
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 4 9
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 303 889

Vermont
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 (1) - 5
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 (1) - 734

Footnotes
(1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.

(-) Zero or data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
SOURCE: Mass Layoff Statistics
Monthly data report summary information on establishments which have at least 50 initial claims for unemployment insurance (UI) filed against them during a 5-week period. Data are available for 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, as well as by industry.
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