Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Data Series |
Back Data |
Feb 2009 |
Mar 2009 |
Apr 2009 |
May 2009 |
June 2009 |
July 2009 |
Labor Force Data |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
|
3,427.4 |
3,421.1 |
3,435.3 |
3,431.3 |
3,420.4 |
3,440.4 |
Employment |
|
3,162.2 |
3,156.0 |
3,159.8 |
3,147.9 |
3,124.7 |
3,137.1 |
Unemployment |
|
265.1 |
265.0 |
275.5 |
283.4 |
295.7 |
303.3 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
7.7 |
7.7 |
8.0 |
8.3 |
8.6 |
8.8 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
3,215.0 |
3,195.1 |
3,184.1 |
3,189.7 |
3,187.1 |
3,184.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.6 |
-3.2 |
-3.5 |
-3.3 |
-3.2 |
-3.3 |
Mining and Logging |
|
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-16.7 |
-16.7 |
-14.3 |
-13.3 |
-13.3 |
-7.1 |
Construction |
|
121.1 |
118.9 |
116.6 |
113.8 |
111.9 |
111.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-11.2 |
-12.8 |
-13.3 |
-15.1 |
-15.8 |
-16.1 |
Manufacturing |
|
276.3 |
274.2 |
273.0 |
273.0 |
271.2 |
269.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.7 |
-5.2 |
-5.5 |
-5.3 |
-5.6 |
-6.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
552.8 |
548.9 |
546.9 |
547.3 |
546.3 |
545.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.4 |
-4.0 |
-4.3 |
-4.2 |
-4.3 |
-4.3 |
Information |
|
85.3 |
84.5 |
85.2 |
85.1 |
84.9 |
85.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.6 |
-5.7 |
-6.5 |
-6.3 |
-5.6 |
-4.5 |
Financial Activities |
|
210.3 |
210.1 |
209.5 |
209.7 |
208.6 |
207.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.4 |
-5.6 |
-5.7 |
-5.5 |
-5.8 |
-6.0 |
Professional & Business Services |
|
463.6 |
459.4 |
455.8 |
458.1 |
457.3 |
457.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.5 |
-6.1 |
-6.8 |
-6.3 |
-6.3 |
-6.1 |
Education & Health Services |
|
647.0 |
646.7 |
645.6 |
648.1 |
652.4 |
651.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.9 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
303.1 |
297.4 |
296.8 |
300.9 |
303.7 |
307.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.2 |
-3.1 |
-2.9 |
-2.2 |
-0.8 |
0.9 |
Other Services |
|
117.1 |
117.0 |
115.5 |
118.1 |
117.9 |
117.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.1 |
-3.1 |
-4.3 |
-2.2 |
-2.3 |
-3.1 |
Government |
|
437.4 |
437.0 |
438.0 |
434.3 |
431.6 |
429.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
-0.5 |
-1.0 |
-1.7 |
Mass layoffs |
|
Layoff events, all industries |
|
32 |
25 |
38 |
23 |
20 |
31 |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
2,873 |
2,422 |
3,770 |
2,281 |
1,777 |
2,972 |
Data extracted on:
August 25, 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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